Among the features competing for the coveted Golden Shell award were Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player, Alice Winocour’s Couture, James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg as well as queer drama Maspalomas from Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, and Agnieszka Holland’s Franz Kafka biopic Franz.
But it was Basque drama Sundays (Los domingos) that claimed the evening’s top prize at the Spanish town’s Kursaal Theater. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s film follows the story of Ainara, an idealistic and brilliant 17-year-old whose family hopes will soon choose a university degree. However, Ainara feels increasingly closer to God and is considering embracing the life of a cloistered nun.
Elsewhere, Joachim Lafosse’s Six Days in Spring won the…
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