Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival for the drama "It Was Just an Accident". Neon acquired the film earlier this week, along with Joachim Trier's dramedy "Sentimental Value", which won the Grand Prize. The Brazilian political thriller "The Secret Agent" won Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho), while its lead Wagner Moura took home the trophy for Best Actor.
The jury included Halle Berry, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo, Payal Kapadia, Carlos Reygadas, Alba Rohrwacher, Leila Slimani and Jeremy Strong. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president.
Two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded to Robert De Niro during the festival's opening ceremony, and the second to Denzel Washington before the world premiere of Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest".
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