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Polanski takes top honors at Cannes

The director won the Palme d'Or for a story based on childhood memories of fleeing the Nazis during World War II

By Yu Sen-lun  /  STAFF REPORTER

Best Actor: Olivier Gourmet, for Le Fils by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Belgium)

Best Actress: Kati Outinen, for The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismaki (Finland)

Jury's Grand Prize: The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismaki (Finland)

Jury Prize: Divine Intervention by Elia Suleiman (Palestine)

Special 55th Anniversary Prize: Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore (US)

Best Screenplay: Paul Laverty, for Sweet Sixteen by Ken Loach (Britain)

Camera d'Or (for best first film): Bord de Mer by Julie Lopes-Curval (France)

Best Short Film: Eso Uta by Peter Meszaros (Hungary)

Source: DPA

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