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‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World’ Wins Sarajevo Film Festival


The Romanian drama, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, took home the Heart of Sarajevo Award for best feature film.

The third feature from the actor-turned-director was awarded by the jury headed by U.S. writer-director Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”) that also included Swedish actor and producer Noomi Rapace (“ Lamb ”), Finnish director-writer Juho Kuosmanen (“ Compartment No. The film tells the story of a brilliant neurologist, Katerina, played by Greek standout Angeliki Papoulia (“Dogtooth,” “The Lobster”), and her husband, Yannis (Vangelis Mourikis), a once-respected doctor, who are called to identify the victim of a tragic car accident at an off-season seaside resort. The award for best actress went to Anab Ahmed Ibrahim for her performance in “The Village Next to Paradise,” from director Mo Harawe, which was the first feature from Somalia ever to screen on the Croisette when it founded in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section this year.

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