Iceland’s first ever win in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival came earlier this year in the form ofGrímur Hákonarson’sRams, which took out the top prize. That section, which runs parallel to the Palme d’Or and is designed to promote innovative young voices in world cinema, boasts an eclectic list of winning films and directors, with 2009 winner Yorgos Lanthimos (forDogtooth) and 2012 winner Michel Franco (forAfter Lucia) each having a film up for the Palme this year....
Published on July 10, 2015 22:09