{
  "id": 7040979,
  "title": "Venice: ‘Woman Unknown’ takes the Golden Lion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/venice-woman-unknown-takes-the-golden-lion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:11:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/woman-unknown-wins-venices-golden-lion-as-mathilde-arcel-takes-best-actress/articleshow/134169434.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venice's final film festival saw Danish director May el-Toukhy's post-war drama Woman Unknown claim the Golden Lion award. Co-star Mathilde Arcel also won best actress, marking a rare double victory for women at the event. The film, set in post-World War Two Denmark, follows a housemaid whose past relationship with a German soldier becomes a threat to her future amidst a backdrop of vigilante justice. el-Toukhy, the only female director in the 21-film main line-up, used her acceptance speech to highlight the struggles women face in cinema, describing Woman Unknown as a story about the female body as a battleground and public matter. John Malkovich won best actor for his role in Martin McDonagh's comedy Wild Horse Nine, while South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong took the Silver Lion for Possible Love and Russian director Ilya Khrzhanovsky won best director for Ukraine-centric DAU. The festival, known for its focus on global issues, also premiered NAZA, a documentary accusing the Israeli military of aiming for civilian deaths in Gaza, which received a record 25-minute standing ovation – the second year in a row a Gaza-related film has resonated at Venice.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}