‘Rehearsals For A Revolution’ Wins L’Oeil D’Or Prize For Top Documentary At Cannes
Rehearsals for a Revolution, directed by Pegah Ahangarani, has won the L’Oeil d’or Prize for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. The film explores decades of political repression in Iran and was selected from 21 competing films. Ahangarani dedicated the award to the people of Iran during the ceremony.
- ▪The L’Oeil d’or Prize is the top documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival.
- ▪Rehearsals for a Revolution was chosen by a jury led by Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov.
- ▪The film consists of six chapters from Ahangarani's life, reflecting on personal and historical themes.
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Director Pegah Ahangarani, winner of the L'Oeil d'or prize at CannesOver her shoulder is L'Oeil d'or jury president Mstyslav Chernov Matthew Carey Rehearsals for a Revolution, director Pegah Ahangarani‘s film about decades of political repression in Iran, won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize for documentary. Accepting the award in the presence of Cannes Film Festival leader Thierry Frémaux, Ahangarani dedicted the award to the people of Iran. The jury, presided over by Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov, chose Rehearsals for a Revolution from among 21 films screening in the festival and its sidebars.
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