For the first time in its history, films by female directors won the Japanese festival's two top prizes.
won the TokyoFilm Festival’s Grand Prix Monday night at a virtual ceremony streamed from the Japanese capital.
Loosely based on the real-life experiences of the filmmaker’s mother, the film follows a sign-language interpreter who is forced to battle the patriarchy for her inheritance after her husband dies by suicide. “When I got the news this morning that the film has been awarded Tokyo’s Grand Prix, I was screaming, laughing and crying from the joy,” said Krasniqi, noting thatwas Kosovo’s first film to ever compete in Tokyo. “Thank you so much for this honor,” she added.
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