“Once, it can be luck, but after twice you start to wonder…”
By receiving his second palme d'or for
Without filter
, the Swedish director Ruben Östlund cautiously played false modesty.
His compatriots did not bother with precautions.
"It's a new golden age for Swedish cinema"
, welcomed the Minister of Culture, Jeanette Gustafdotter, associating this cry of victory with the screenplay prize, which went to Swede Tarik Saleh for
The Conspiracy of Cairo
, and the Best Actress Award for Zar Amir Ebrahimi in
Les Nuits de Mashhad
, directed by Iranian-Swedish Ali Abbasi.
“We now have an icon for children and young people who can become the next generation of filmmakers
,” adds Anette Novak, who heads the Swedish Film Institute in Stockholm.
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Without Filter
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