‘Wajib’ took best film and best screenplay.
Palestinian director and Un Certain Regard jury member Annemarie Jacir scooped best film and best screenplay for father-son drama Wajib in the second edition of the Arab Critics Awards, which were announced in Cannes on Saturday.
Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri clinched best director for his Oscar-nominated political drama The Insult.
In other awards for Wajib, Mohamed Bakri clinched best actor for his performance as a father personally delivering invitations for his daughter’s marriage as per Nazareth tradition with his estranged son, who has returned home for the wedding.
Mariam Alferjani, a Screen...
Palestinian director and Un Certain Regard jury member Annemarie Jacir scooped best film and best screenplay for father-son drama Wajib in the second edition of the Arab Critics Awards, which were announced in Cannes on Saturday.
Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri clinched best director for his Oscar-nominated political drama The Insult.
In other awards for Wajib, Mohamed Bakri clinched best actor for his performance as a father personally delivering invitations for his daughter’s marriage as per Nazareth tradition with his estranged son, who has returned home for the wedding.
Mariam Alferjani, a Screen...
- 5/13/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
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