Cannes 2017: Swedish satire film 'The Square' wins Palme d'Or

29 May,2017 11:39 AM IST |  Cannes  |  Reuters

'The Square', a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art, was awarded the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday

Cannes 2017: Swedish satire film 'The Square' wins Palme d'Or



Swedish director Ruben Ostlund celebrates with his trophy during a photocall after he won the Palme d'Or for his film 'The Square' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Pic/AFP

'The Square', a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art was awarded the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.

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