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8 September 2003 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Russian father and son drama Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) has scooped the Golden Lion for best picture at this year's Venice Film Festival. Actor Vladimir Garin, 15, tragically died in the same lake where he filmed many of the scenes for the award-winning picture shortly after shooting was completed, and he was paid tribute to in a touching acceptance speech. Director Andrey Zvyaginstev said, "You see only two actors up on the stage tonight. Those who saw the film know there were three main actors. The fact is that the actor who played Andrey died tragically two months ago. We would like to dedicate this award to him." Other winners at the festival included Sean Penn as best actor in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 21 Grams, a film about three people thrown together by an accident. Penn declared, "I'm very grateful to the jury for this. Anyone who saw the film knows the ensemble I'm a part of."

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