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Montréal

Sensu no seishun (War and Youth)

The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 15th World Film Festival Montreal in 1991 went to ‘Sensu no seishun’ (War and Youth, Japan 1991) by Tadashi Imai. The jury also gave an Commendation to ‘Számüzöttek’ (Homeless, Hungary, Germany, Soviet Union 1991) by Imre Gyöngyössy, Barna Kabay and Katalin Petényi. The Grand Prix des Amériques went to ‘Salmonberries’ by Precy Adlon, and the Grand Prix spécial of the festival jury was awarded to ‘Nord’ by Xavier Beauvois, which also won the International Film Critics’ Prize (Fipresci).

Awards
Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Montreal 1991
Számüzöttek
Homeless
Heimatlos
Exilés
Directed by:
1991
Bild zur Auszeichnung Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Montréal 1991
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Montréal 1991
Sensou to seishun
War and Youth
Directed by:
1991

A young girl has to do her homework. She is supposed to write about the terrible bombing of Tokyo on 10 August 1945: 100,000 words.

With honesty, transparency and hope, the film calls on today's generation to confront national and international injustices of the past and present.

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