Rima Das' Village Rockstars out of race for Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Awards 2019
• 6 years agoVillage Rockstars is set in Rima Das' own village of Chhaygaon in Assam. It is the story of "poor but amazing children" who live a fun-filled life.
Cannes Film Festival 2018: Hirokazu Kore-Eda's Shoplifters wins coveted Palme d’Or; see full list of winners
Fp Staff • 7 years agoWhile Nadine Labaki's Capernaum was expected to win, Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-Eda walked away with the top prize.
Cannes Film Festival 2018: Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda wins Palme d’Or; Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman awarded the Grand Prix
• 7 years agoThe Palme d’Or was awarded to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters; a tender portrait of a poor, impoverished family.