It is unusually quiet here in Cannes, although everyone is expecting it to get rowdy and noisy later tonight, when a “high octane midnight screening” event of the original ‘The Fast and the Furious’ is slated to take place. But for me, this first day on the ground has been all about a soulful Mexican film, ‘Ashes’ by Diego Luna. Yes, that Diego Luna!
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Cannes Film Festival awards include top prizes for Sean Baker's 'Anora' and Guan Hu's 'Black Dog' in Un Certain Regard
Many women-directed gems were snubbed, in favor of a story about a sex worker written and directed by a male filmmaker.
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