SHANGHAI: The Danish-Swedish drama "Original" won best picture at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival Sunday, with its male lead Sverrir Gudnason named best actor for playing the soul-searching son of a mentally ill mother.
Reading from the citation, jury president "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle called the debut feature film of Antonio Tublen and Alexander Brondsted "a light, touching and subversive study of mental illness that is both compassionate and never sentimental."
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!