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Family drama wins top prize at Karlovy Vary film festival (Extra)
Jul 11, 2009, 18:14 GMT
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - A disquieting family drama, Angel at Sea from Belgian director Frederic Dumont on Saturday won the top prize at the 44th Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
The festival's seven-member grand jury, presided over by leading French film producer Claudie Ossard, selected the movie for the festival's Crystal Globe from a total of 14 films.
Angel at Sea tells the story of the relationship between a suicidal father and this 12-year-old son.
Held in the Czech Republic's historic spa town near the German border, Karlovy Vary is one of the world's oldest film festivals.
A total of 226 films from 64 nations were screened in the eight- day festival, including 19 world premieres.
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