The jury, chaired by actress Cate Blanchett, awarded the prestigious film awards last weekend at the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to the Australian actress, the international jury consisted of Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Chang Chen, Ava Duverney, Denis Villeneuve, Robert Guediguian, Andrey Zvyaginstev and singer Khadja Nin. Shoplifters by Japanese director Hirokaze Kore-eda was declared the best film. Which films from the prestigious film festival you really should not miss, below.
Here are the top 6 films from the film festival Cannes 2018.
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
African-American detective Ron Stallwort successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan and becomes its leader. The film won the Grand Prix award.
Birds of Passage (2018)
The film tells the story of a close-knit indigenous family from the Wayuu people who get caught up in the international drug trade in the 1970s.
Climax (2018)
The French film focuses on a group of hip-hop dancers who accidentally take psychedelic drugs.
Shoplifters (2018)
Osamu Shibata and his wife Nobuyo live in poverty and rely heavily on their grandmother's pension. When Osamu and his son go to a store to steal some food, they meet a homeless girl named Yuri. They take her home, where the family discovers that the girl has been abused. The film received the Palme d'Or.
The Image Book (2018)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, the film was made over two years in various Arab countries, including Tunisia, and depicts life in the modern Arab world. The film received a special Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Whitney (2018)
The British documentary about the singer Whitney Houston explores the life and work of the famous singer who made a strong impression on the music scene.
