58th Cannes International Film Festival 2005
May 11-22, 2005

The Ecumenical Jury awards its 31th prize to

Caché (Hidden) by Michael Haneke
France/Austria/Germany/Italy, 2005

The intimate universe of a television presenter is filmed by an anonymous voyeur. These images, which are sent to him, are worrisome and disturbing, because they resuscitate events from his childhood and resonate in the present. In a pure style, the director evokes the complexity of one’s responsibility towards the past and History.

and a commendation to the film in the section «Un Certain Regard»

Delwende (Lève-toi et marche) by S.Pierre Yameogo
Burkina Faso/France/Suisse, 2005

for the story of a courageous young woman who stands up to the patriarchal power in her African village, setting the values of solidarity and truth against certain oppressive customs and superstitions.

The 2005 Jury:

Hans Hodel, président, Switzerland
Corine Rochesson, France
Maggie Morgan, Egypt
Philipppe Rocher, France
Marina Sanna, Italy
Jean-Michel Duband, France

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