Jim Jarmusch Is the Big Winner at Venice with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

Film fans were shocked earlier this year when indie darling Jim Jarmusch was rejected from Cannes, despite Jarmusch's status as a Cannes regular, with eight previous Palme d'Or entries.

Well, now he's the big winner at the Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion awarded to his film this week.

"Oh shit," Jarmusch said as he accepted the award (via The Hollywood Reporter). "All of us here who make films, we're not motivated by competition, but I truly appreciate this unexpected honor."

He continued, "Art does not have to address politics directly to be political. It can engender empathy and a connection between us, which is really the first step for solving things and problems that we have. So I thank you for appreciating our quiet film.”

This was his first Golden Lion.

Father Mother Sister Brother consists of three interconnected stories revolving around the relationships between adult siblings and their somewhat distant parents.

The film stars Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, and Françoise Lebrun.

Check out its teaser trailer below.

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Here are the other major award winners:

• Golden Lion—Best Film Father Mother Sister Brother
• Silver Lion—Grand Jury Prize The Voice of Hind Rajab
• Silver Lion—Best Director Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine
• Special Jury Prize Below the Clouds by Gianfranco Rossi
• Best Actor Toni Servillo for La Grazia
• Best Actress Xin Zhilei for The Sun Rises on Us All
• Best Screenplay Valérie Donzelli & Gilles Marchand for At Work
• Best Young Actress Luna Wedler for Silent Friend
  
• Armani Beauty Audience Award Calle Málaga by Maryam Touzani
• Lion of the Future (Venice Award for Debut Film) Short Summer by Nastia Korkia