The 82nd Venice Film Festival ended on Saturday, with Jim Jarmusch’s ”Father Mom Sister Brother“Takes Top Award, The Golden Lion for Best Movie. Drama by the lead Cate Blanchett is a triptych that follows three floors in different countries. “Father” takes place in the northeastern United States; “Mother” is set in Dublin; And “sister brother” develops in Paris. The movie zooms into the relationship between adult children, their parents and each other.
The award was announced by the president of the jury Alexander Payne.
When he entered in the evening, Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama was considered in Gaza, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” as the favorite to win the Golden Lion, but it stopped taking Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize instead. (The juryWhich also included Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Zhao Tao, Stéphane Brizé, Maura Delperro and Cristian Mungiu, rumored to be very divided.)
In his Review for ThewrapBen Croll wrote that the Tunisian filmmaker (whose movie “Four Daughters” was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary) makes the world “with unbearable clarity. Screened, “it drew the most efficient reaction I have ever seen at the Venice Film Festival-this time from an audience without efforts in the film. At his Wednesday morning survey you thundered through the credits and only broke when the participants collapsed in full body. “
Another American, Benny Safie, took Silver Lion for best director for “The crushing machine“His first solo escape without his brother Josh. The film plays Dwayne Johnson as a mixed martial arts fighter.
Italy’s Toni Servillo was named best actor for “La Grazia”; China’s Xin Zhilei won the best actress for “The Sun Rises On Us All”; France’s Gilles Marchand won the best script for “at work; and Luna Wedler won the best young actress for the German-French-Hungarian movie” Silent Friend “.
Below, the complete list of winners of the Film Festival 2025 Venice.
Main competition
Golden Lion – Best Movie
“Father Mother Sister Brother”
Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Silver Lion – Best Director
Benny Safdie, “The Smashing Machine”
Especially jury award
“Below the clouds” by Gianfranco Rossi
Best actor
Toni Servillo for “La Grazia” (Italy)
Best actress
Xin Zhilei for “The Sun Rises On Us All” (China)
Best script
Gilles Marchand for “at work” (France)
Best young actress
Luna Wedler for “silent friend” (Germany, France, Hungary)
Armani Beauty Public Award
“Calle Málaga” by Maryam Touzani
Lion of the Future (Venice Award for debut film)
“Short Summer” by Nastia High
Horizons (aka Horizon’s section)
Best movie
“On the road” by David Pablos (Mexico)
Especially jury award
“Lost Land” by Akio Fujimoto (Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany)
Best director
Anuupers Roy for “Songs of the Forgotten Trees” (India)
Best script
Ana Cristina Barragan for “The Ivy” (Ecuador, Mexico, France, Spain)
Best actress
Benedetta Porcaroli for the “kidnapping of Arabella” (Italy)
Best actor
Giacomo Covi for “one year at school” (Italy, France)
Best short film
“Without Kelly,” Lovisse Sirén (Sweden)
