Korean flick "Poetry," starring veteran actress Yoon Jeong-hee, won the grand prize at an international film festival held in Switzerland over the weekend.
"Poetry," helmed by famed Korean director Lee Chang-dong, won the Regard d'Or (Golden Gaze) award at the 25th annual Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF)on March 26, according to the fest's official website on Monday.
The film was a smash hit during last year's Cannes Film Festival, winning the award for best screenplay and selling its distribution rights to several countries including Hong Kong, Syria, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Taiwan and Brazil.
Another winner at FIFF was Korean film "Late Autumn," starring Hyun Bin and Chinese actress Tang Wei, which scored the E-Changer award aimed at encouraging youths to express themselves at the film fest.
The movie was first released in 1966 by famed Korean director Lee Man-hee and was re-made three times -- into "Promise of the Body" in 1975, "Manchu" in 1982 and Japanese film "Promise" in 1972.
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