Mexican director wins Cannes prize
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- Published on Friday, 31 May 2013 13:42
- Written by Michael Forbes
Mexican director Amat Escalante did not believe he had any chance of winning the Cannes Film Festival Best Director prize for his movie “Heli,” a raw take on Mexico’s drug trafficking conundrum.
“I never expected this,” he said after receiving the award from actor Forrest Whittaker. “But it’s a great honor.”
“Heli” divided critics at the festival but found favor with the Cannes jury, headed by director Steven Spielberg.
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