Father Mother Sister Brother, The Smashing Machine win big at Venice

The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival concluded on Saturday after crowning Jim Jarmusch's Father Mother Sister Brother Golden Lion award for the best film at the event.

The Silver Lion for best director went to Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine, while Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab was awarded the Grand Jury prize.

Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab, a drama recounting the real-life killing of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl, took the second-place grand jury prize.

After dedicating her win to the Palestinian Red Crescent and the other "heroes" in the first response teams in Gaza, Ben Hania said, "Hind's voice was a cry for rescue the entire world could hear but no one answered. Her voice will continue to echo until accountability and justice is served. Cinema cannot bring her back nor can it erase the atrocity that was committed against her. But cinema can preserve her voice."

Safdie, who won the Best Director award for The Smashing Machine, spoke of his Venice experience as "a dream come true.

The Italian winners included a widely fancied best actor award for local hero Toni Servillo for his lead performance in La Grazia.

List of winners

COMPETITION

Golden Lion for Best Film: Father Mother Sister Brother, Jim Jarmusch

Grand Jury Prize: The Voice of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania

Silver Lion for Best Director: Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine

Special Jury Prize: Below the Clouds, Gianfranco Rosi

Best Screenplay: Valerie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand, A pied d'oeuvre' ('At Work')

Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Xin Zhilei, 'The Sun Rises on Us All'

Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toni Servillo, 'La Grazia'

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Luna Welder, 'Silent Friend'

Best Film: 'En el camino' ('On the Road'), David Pablos

Best Director: Anuparna Roy, 'Songs of Forgotten Trees'

Special Jury Prize: 'Hara Watan' ('Lost Land'), Akio Fujimoto

Best Actress: Benedetta Porcaroli, 'Il Rapimento di Arabella' ('The Kidnapping of Arabella')

Best Actor: Giacomo Covi, 'Un Anno di Scuola' ('A Year of School')

VENICE CLASSICS

Best Documentary on Cinema: Mata Hari, Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith. — ANI