Luxembourg co -production wins the Palme d’Ones in Cannes
The Iranian director and screenwriter Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’On, the most important award of the Cannes film festival on Saturday evening for his daring drama « Un Simple Accident ».
The film was created with the Luxembourg Film Society Bidibul Productions. The Golden Palm goes to a Luxembourg co -production for the first time.
« Un Simple Accident » remained a true mystery until the world premiere on Tuesday, since until then it has hardly made any information about production to the public. Because the film by the renowned director – Panahi has already been awarded the Golden Lion in Venice and the Golden Bear in Berlin – was secretly and without permission in Iran.
Jafar Panahi: A renowned director and persecuted man in his home country. Photo: AFP
In it, the filmmaker, who has been personally present at one of the most important film festivals in the world for over 15 years, speaks against the system in his home country. Panahi is known for his regime -critical films – which is why he was sentenced to a prison sentence in Iran and was banned with a long -term ban on profession.
Luxembourg supports a filmmaker who defies the Iranian regime
Highly political and intensive 24-hour drama
His latest work, « un simple accident », is again highly political. Jafar Panahi inspired his experience in prison to make this film, as he explained at a press conference in Cannes.
In this intensive 24-hour drama, however, it is not only the political message that is particularly decisive. The way Jafar Panahi tells the story about the effects of the radical and violent regime in Iran is also unique.
Read the complete criticism of Jafar Panahi’s « Un Simple Accident » here:
Could this co -production Luxembourg bring the palm d’Or?
As Christel Henon, the producer of the Luxembourg Film Society Bidibul Productions emphasized in an interview with the « Luxemburger Word », Jafar Panahi had once again reached his limits while working for « Un Simple Accident ».
This year’s jury was largely made up of women and was chaired by French actress Juliette Binoche. The other members were the American actress and director Halle Berry, the Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, the French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, the Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, the Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Carlos Reygadas, the American actor Jeremy Strong, the Congolese director Dieudo Hamadi and the Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia.
This year’s jury: Payal Kapadia, Lelïa Slimani, Carlos Reygadas, Juliette Binoche, Alba Rohrwacher, Hong Sang-Soo, Dieudo Hamadi, Jeremy Strong and Halle Berry (from left to right) on the red carpet on the evening of the final gala. Photo: AFP
Payal Kapadia’s feminist social drama « All We Imagine as Light », which was co -produced by the Luxembourg Film Society Les Films Fauves, was awarded the « Grand Prix » in Cannes last year.
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This year, a total of 22 contributions competed for the golden palm.
The winners 2025
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Palme d’Or: « Un Simple Accident » by Jafar Panahi
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Grand Prix: « Sentimental Value » (original title « Affeksjonsverdi ») by Joachim Trier
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Price for the best director: Kleber Mendonça Filho for « O Agente Secreto » (English title: « The Secret Agent »)
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Price for the best script: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for their social drama « Jeunes Mères »
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Prize for the best actress: Nadia Melliti for her performance in « La Petite Dernière »
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Price for the best actor: Wagner Moura for his performance in « O Agente Secreto » (English title: « The Secret Agent »)
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Price of the jury: « Sirāt » by Oliver Laxe and « Look into the sun » (international title: « Sound of Falling ») by Maschha Schilinski
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Special price of the jury: « Resurrection » by BI GAN
More on that shortly.
