Im very happy and Im also very happy to share this prize with Asmae from Morocco.
Both Ben Hania and El Moudir were on hand for the presentation at the Salon des Ambassadeurs.
It the second prize in two days for El Moudir.
Kaouther Ben Hania (L) and Asmae El Moudir hold the L’Oeil d’or prize, surrounded by members of the jury.Matthew Carey
On Thursday, she won best director in the festivals Un Certain Regard section.
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Its really important for my career.
I give everything for this film since 2013.
Director Asmae El Moudir (R) poses with her family and L’Oeil d’or jury president Kirsten Johnson in Cannes.Matthew Carey
I grew up with this project.
InThe Mother of All Lies, El Moudir takes an unflinching look at her own family.
Sifting back through her childhood, the filmmaker unravels Moroccos political and social history.
El Moudir said the two prizes will help the cause.
I think now lot of distributors will come back looking for this film, she noted.
For this orphaned film, he will have a father or mother.
The film centers on Olfa Hamrouni and her children the titular four daughters.
The eldest two disappeared from Tunisia as teenagers, with evidence pointing to them being swept up into ISIS.
So I told myself, its such a cliche, I will hack it, Ben Hania explained.
