Jim Jarmusch wins Golden Lion at Venice with film about fathers and sons

The 82nd Venice Film Festival came to an end this Saturday (6) with an awards ceremony that remembered the attacks carried out by Israel against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, both in the honors and in speeches. Although the Silver Lion went to a film with the same theme, "The Voice of Hind Rajab", by Kaouther Ben Hania, the gold trophy went to "Father Mother Sister Brother", by Jim Jarmusch.

The night's big winner's work is based on three stories that explore the relationship between parents and children, starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Tom Waits and Charlotte Rampling.

"I have no idea where the idea came from, but it's always been like that for me. I just know that I wrote it ["Father Mother Sister Brother"] in just three weeks and that I consider this film, [divided] into three parts, a unique work. I'm very pleased with the result," said American Jarmusch, who won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.

For the runner-up, Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania, who presented a film inspired by the true story of a five-year-old girl killed during a bombing in Gaza, "Hind's voice will continue to resonate until justice is done: we all believe in the power of cinema, it is what has brought us this far and gives us the courage to tell stories that would otherwise be buried."

Hania dedicated the Silver Lion to the Red Crescent humanitarian movement team, who tried to save Hind Rajab by phone, and "to all those who risk their lives in Gaza."

Italian actors Toni Servillo, winner of the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for Paolo Sorrentino's "La Grazia," and Benedetta Porcaroli, who won the Orizzonti Award for her performance in Carolina Cavalli's "Il rapimento di Arabella," dedicated their trophies to the crew of the Global Sumud Flotilla expedition.

"Allow me, in the name of a sentiment shared by all Italian cinema, to express admiration for those who courageously decided to set out to sea, reach Palestine and bring a sign of humanity to a land where human dignity is daily and cruelly vilified," said Servillo, who was also honored for his role in the same film with the Francesco Pasinetti Award, awarded by the press.

Porcaroli, in turn, said on stage that "I would like to dedicate this award with all my love, my esteem, my gratitude to the friends of the Flotilla: it is not over, there is a valid reason to get up in the morning called humanity."

Other award winners

American filmmaker Benny Safdie, director of "The Smashing Machine," won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. The film chronicles the life of MMA champion Mark Kerr.

The winner of the Special Jury Prize was the Italian "Sotto le nuvole", by Gianfranco Rosi, which tells the story of an unknown Naples.

The trophy for Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival went to French directors Valerie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand for their film "À pied d'?uvre" ("At Work"), directed by Donzelli and inspired by a true story.

The female version of the Coppa Volpi went to Chinese actress Xin Zhilei, who starred in "Ri Gua Zhong Tian" ("The Sun Rises for Everyone") by Cai Shangjun.

In turn, Swiss actress Luna Wedler, who starred in "Silent Friend" by Ildiko Enyedi, was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for young actors.

The Lion of the Future jury, which awards the "Luigi De Laurentiis" Prize for the Festival's Premiere Film, chose the short film "Short Summer", by Nastia Korkia, as the winner.

The Orizzonti Award for Best Actor went to Giacomo Covi, for the film "Un anno di scuola", by Laura Samani.

The film "La Grazia", ​​by Paolo Sorrentino, won the Francesco Pasinetti Award for Best Italian Film of 2025, awarded at the Venice Film Festival by the Association of Italian Film Journalists (Sngci).

The awards ceremony of the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival also applauded fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died at the age of 91 last Thursday (4). As for the Armani Beauty Spectators Award, chosen by the public at the show, the winner was "Calle Malaga", by Moroccan Ma

ryam Touzani, who also made an appeal to the Palestinian people.

"Armani taught us that creativity, innovation and design culture live in the spaces where disciplines meet," said Carlo Ratti, curator of the Architecture Biennale, on stage, when announcing the winning work.