Japanese movie 'Shoplifters' wins Cannes Palme d'Or

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) in competition - Cannes, France, May 14, 2018. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, cast members Kirin Kiki, Jyo Kairi, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Miyu Sasaki, Mayu Matsuoka pose for pictures. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Japanese drama “Shoplifters”, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or, the top film prize at the Cannes Film Festival, on Saturday.

 

Spike Lee’s "BlacKkKlansman", about a black police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan won the runner-up prize, the Grand Prix.

 

 

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For a minute I thought this was about those Japanese shoplifter porn video's . They're great too , but probably not winning a Palme d'Or .