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Documentary about photographer wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

the documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” about American photographer Nan Goldin and her struggle with the wealthy Sackler family, won the golden lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday (10)

Made by investigative journalist Laura Poitras the film intertwines the remarkable story of Nan Goldin’s own life with her campaign to hold the Sacklers and their pharmaceutical company accountable for the US opioid crisis.

The award for best actress went to the Australian Cate Blanchett for her performance in the film “TÁR”, which won her second Volpi Cup for Best Actress – the first was for her performance as Bob Dylan in the 2007 film “I’m Not There”.

The best actor award went to the Irishman. Colin Farrell for his performance in the tragicomedy “The Banshee Of Inisherin”. In addition to Farrell, the film, which received a standing ovation for 13 minutes in its premiere at the festival, took the award for Best Screenplay to writer and director Martin McDonagh.

The Silver Lion runner-up went to an intense French courtroom drama “Saint Omer” by director Alice Diop making her fiction debut after a series of documentaries.

Check out the red carpet looks from the Venice Film Festival 2022:

Source: CNN Brasil

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