The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival came to a close Wednesday with Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski’s “Sister Brother Manhole Cover” taking home its top honor.
The Tokyo Grand Prix was presented during the festival’s closing ceremony at Hulic Hall in Chiyoda Ward. The award carries a ?3 million (about $19,000) cash prize.
Manchevski, whose debut “Before the Rain” won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1994, was absent from the ceremony. In a video message, he called the award “a modest vindication for an unconventional film,” describing it as a story about an unusual family and the divide between those who have and those who have not.
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