BERLIN (AP) 鈥� A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th on Saturday.
A jury headed by awarded the Golden Bear trophy to 鈥淒reams (Sex Love)鈥� by director .
Haynes called it a 鈥渕editation on love鈥� that 鈥渃uts you to the quick with its keen intelligence.鈥�
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella 脴verbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It鈥檚 the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. 鈥淪ex鈥� premiered at Berlin in 2024, and 鈥淟ove鈥� was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro鈥檚 dystopian drama 鈥淭he Blue Trail.鈥� Argentine director Ivan Fund鈥檚 rural saga 鈥淭he Message鈥� won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for 鈥淟iving the Land,鈥� set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed 鈥淚f I had Legs, I鈥檇 Kick You.鈥� Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater鈥檚 鈥淏lue Moon.鈥�
The climax of the came on the eve of Germany鈥檚 parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after in a dispute about how to revitalize the country鈥檚 economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign 鈥� along with the question of how to handle the challenge from the far-right Alternative for Germany, which appears to be on course for its strongest national election result yet.
The Associated Press
