VENICE, Italy — “Lebanon,” an Israeli film that recounts Israel’s 1982 invasion of the Middle East country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
The festival jury, headed by director Ang Lee, announced the Golden Lion and other prizes on the last day of the 11-day screening of films from around the world. An Iranian film about women and repression took the No. 2 prize, the Silver Lion.
“Lebanon,” directed by Samuel Maoz, right, tells of Israeli paratroopers searching a hostile town. The conflict is seen through the eyes of those in a tank, lending a sense of claustrophobia. The Associated Press
