“Landmarks” directed by Lucrezia Martell wins the Best Picture award

The documentary Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) by director Lucrezia Martell won the Best Film award in the official competition of this year’s London Film Festival.

Landmarks explores the murder of indigenous leader Javier Chucobar and the legacy of colonialism in Latin America. In selecting the film, the competition jury – chaired by President Elisabeth Carlsen – said: “With profound empathy and extraordinary journalistic and cinematic precision, director Lucrecia Martel delves deeply into the events surrounding the 2009 murder of Chuchagasta leader Javier Chucobar, in the province of Tucuman, Argentina. By highlighting the voices of the present and a neglected history, Martel emerges with a portrait story of the community And for indigenous people, and gives them a measure of justice that the courts have long denied them. With remarkably strong competition, our judging panel is proud to recognize this unique achievement.

Elsewhere, Vinsho Nshogo’s “One Woman One Bra” – a humorous account of a woman’s struggle to preserve her ancestral land – won the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature. David Benjong’s ‘Travelers’, an intimate and hopeful account of the dangerous journey undertaken by a group of migrants from Cameroon to Europe, has won the documentary competition. The winner of the short film competition was Saeed Zagha’s film “Wolves,” which follows the journey of a Palestinian doctor after she is interrupted by Israeli soldiers on her way home.

The London Film Festival concludes on Sunday night with the UK premiere of Julia Jackman’s fantasy thriller 100 Nights of the Hero. Meanwhile, voting for the LFF Audience Awards will continue until Monday, and the winners for Best Feature Film and British Feature Film will be announced shortly.