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Israeli war film 'Lebanon' wins top prize in Venice
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-09-13 18:16

 

Israeli war film 'Lebanon' wins top prize in Venice

Samuel Maoz, director of "Lebanon", receives the Golden Lion for Best Film during the closing ceremony of the 66th Venice Film Festival September 12, 2009. The festival comes to a close as the Chinese movie "Chengdu, I Love You" makes its debut Saturday. Hard-hitting Israeli war movie "Lebanon" won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival, while China's "1428" won the Orizzonti for Best Documentary.[Agencies]