Danish World War II drama Into The Darkness gained the Golden Peacock award on the closing ceremony of the 51st version of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) right here.
Directed by Anders Refn, the 152-minute movie chronicles the complicated, emotional turmoil which the folks of Denmark needed to endure, in the course of the Nazi occupation of the nation.
The award consists of a money prize of RS 40 lakh, to be shared equally between Refn and producer Lene Borglum. The duo, nevertheless, weren’t current.
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The winner was picked by the International Jury, comprising Argentine director Pablo Cesar as Chairman, Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka), Abu Bakr Shawky (Austria), Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan and Rubaiyat Hossain from Bangladesh.
A complete of 224 movies had been screened below completely different sections on the 51st version of the competition which went “hybrid” as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Japanese historic drama Wife of a Spy by Kiyoshi Kurosawa was the closing movie of the nine-day gala.
The closing ceremony was held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.
