Shot over three years, the documentary takes viewers onto a Seine barge in Paris that serves as a floating daycare centre for adults affected by a psychological sickness.

The French documentary “On the Adamant” — a movie a few floating daycare centre in Paris for adults with a psychological sickness — has received the Berlin Worldwide Movie Pageant’s high Golden Bear prize.

Its director Nicolas Philibert stated on Saturday that he was deeply touched by the jury’s choice to award the Berlinale’s high award to a documentary quite than a piece of fiction.

“That documentary could be thought-about cinema in its personal proper touches me deeply,” he stated. “For 40 years I’ve all the time fought for it to be seen as a lot.”

Shot over three years, the movie follows life at a daycare centre on board The Adamant, a barge moored on the appropriate financial institution of the Seine, the place sufferers and carers work together in ways in which break with what Philibert sees because the dehumanisation of psychiatry.

The 72-year-old director stated that within the movie, he had tried to “reverse the picture” that individuals have of these with a psychological sickness and permit viewers to see “what unites us past our variations”.

“As everyone knows, the craziest individuals are not these we expect they’re,” he added.

The award for finest director went to fellow French filmmaker Philippe Garrel for “The Plough”, about three siblings who’re attempting to maintain alive the household puppeteering enterprise after the demise of their father.

Garrel devoted the prize to his youngsters and to French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard, “an ideal grasp for many people”, who died final September.

One of the best main efficiency prize was awarded to Spanish actor Sofia Ortero, who performs an 8-year-old youngster trying to find identification and acceptance in “20,000 Species of Bees”.

“It’s uncommon to see somebody convey so many feelings however stay easy and shattering,” stated jury president Kristen Stewart. “Particularly in performances given to us by a toddler.”

Otero, who fought again tears when amassing the award, later instructed journalists she was “very grateful, very glad”.

The award for finest supporting efficiency went to Austrian actor Thea Ehre for her function in “Until the Finish of the Night time”, whereas one of the best screenplay went to “Music” by German filmmaker Angela Schanelec.

French cinematographer Helene Louvart acquired the Silver Bear for excellent creative contribution for her work on “Disco Boy”.

The 73rd Berlinale kicked off with an deal with by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who requested artists and filmmakers to unequivocally declare their help for his nation in its effort to fend off Russia’s invasion forces.

Zelenskyy, a former comic and actor, featured prominently in Sean Penn’s movie in regards to the conflict in Ukraine, “Superpower,” which had its world premiere in Berlin.

The competition, which ranks alongside Cannes and Venice as one in all Europe’s high cinema showcases, additionally highlighted antigovernment protests in Iran with new characteristic movies and documentaries.

There have been 19 movies from world wide vying for this yr’s Golden Bear.