Venice Film Festival jury president Alexander Payne stood by its choice of winners, topped by Jim Jarmusch ’s the Father Mother Sister Brother for the Golden Lion, at the closing ceremony press conference on Saturday.

Many had expected Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab to take the main award, following its record breaking 23 minute, 40 second ovation . Instead, it came in second, winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.

Other hot favorites had included Park Chan-wook’s anarchic black comedy No Other Choice , with its star Lee Byung-hun seen as a strong Best Actor contender, and Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative Silent Friend , while Valeria Bruni Tedeschi had also won strong praise for her performance as acting legend Eleonora Duse in Duse .

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