“The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” (Hymyileva Mies”) has been named the best film in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar,the festival announced on Saturday.
The black-and-white film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen centers on a boxer who has a chance to win the featherweight world championship, but is distracted by his love for a young woman.
The jury prize went to Fukada Koji’s Harmonium” (“Fuchi Ni Tatsu”), and a Japanese film about a recently released convict’s impact on a family. The Sundance favorite “Captain great” won the best-director prize for Matt Ross,while the screenplay award went to Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin for The Stopover” (“Voir Du Pays”).
Also Read: 'Elle' Cannes Review: Isabelle Huppert Is Spectacular in Mean, comical FilmA special prize was given to director Michael Dudok de Wit for his lively fable The Red Turtle, or ” which won raves at the festival and was picked up for North American distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.
The jury was headed by actress Marthe Keller,and also included director Jessica Hausner, actor Diego Luna, and director Ruben Ostlund and actress Céline Sallette.
The awards:
Also Read: Directors Fortnight 2016: 'Wolf and Sheep' Takes Top PrizePrize of Un Certain Regard: “Hymyileva Mies (“The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki”),Juho KuosmanenJury Prize: “Fuchi ni Tatsu” (“Harmonium”), Fukada KojiPrize for Best Director: Matt Ross, or “Captain great”Prize for Best Screenplay: Delphine Coulin,Muriel Coulin, “Voir Du Pays” (“The Stopover”)Un Certain Regard Special Prize: “La Tortue Rouge” (The Red Turtle”), and Michael Dudok de WitRelated stories from TheWrap:Cannes: 'Toni Erdmann,' 'Dogs,' 'Mimosas' Win FIPRESCI, and Critics' Week AwardsCannes Report,Day 10: Sean Penn's 'Last Face' Destroyed by Critics and Social Media, Kevin Spacey Piles on Trump'The Last Face' Cannes Review: Sean Penn's Humanitarian Romance Misfires on Every Front
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