Three kilometers from the end of the worldAlso a candidate for the Palme d’Or, he received the Queer Palm on Friday night, an alternative prize awarded each year in Cannes to a feature film that addresses LGBTQI+ issues.
The film by Romanian Emanuel Parvu shows the ravages of homophobia in a country where only the beauty of nature alleviates the weight of traditions.
Adi, 17, spends the summer in his hometown nestled in the Danube Delta. One night he is violently attacked in the street. The next day, his world is completely upside down, his parents no longer look at him like before and the apparent tranquility of the town begins to crack.
Jury chaired by Lukas Dhont
In this drama, “I wanted to embody Romanian society, so that we have the church with the priest, the law with the policeman and the small society with the family. I wanted the mother to embody society in the broad sense and the father the sphere of the life”. the family,” the director, also an actor, explained to AFP.
This year’s Queer Palm jury was chaired by Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont (Near, Girl), who had to decide between 18 feature films in all sections combined.
Source: BFM TV
