Cannes Critics honor 'Delta,' 'Hunger'
Federation of Film award foreign pics
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FIPRESCI plaudits go to one outstanding film in Cannes Competition, Un Certain Regard and either Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week.
Hungarian helmer Kornel Mundruczo's fourth feature, Competition contender "Delta" portrays a finally incestuous siblings relationship played out to tragedy in the wilds of a river delta.
A buzz title even before it was officially selected to open Un Certain Regard, Brit rookie Steve McQueen's "Hunger," about a 1981 IRA hunger strike, was one of a bevy of titles acquired by IFC for the U.S.
An off-beat road movie through Belgium, Belgian Bouli Lanner's "Eldorado" already nabbed two sponsors' prizes in Cannes Directors' Fortnight- the French government's Regards Jeunes and Europa Cinemas awards.







