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French classroom docu-drama wins Cannes' Palme d'Or

Other News Materials 25 May 2008 23:39 (UTC +04:00)

( dpa ) - French director Laurent Cantet on Sunday won the Palme d'Or for best film of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for his movie The Class (Entre Les Murs) about teacher-pupil relationships in a multicultural school in France.

A total of 22 films were vying for the Palme d'Or, which is one of the most prestigious awards in cinema with the win ending France's long-running losing streak at the world's leading film festival.

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