Woman Unknown Wins Venice Golden Lion; Malkovich Named Best Actor

A movie called Woman Unknown won the biggest prize at the Venice Film Festival.

The prize is called the Golden Lion.

The movie was directed by May el-Toukhy.

It tells a story about Denmark after the Nazi occupation.

John Malkovich won the Best Actor award for acting in Wild Horse Nine.

He could not attend the ceremony because he was working in Montreal.

He sent a video message saying he was humbled by the honor.

El-Toukhy became only the eighth woman to win the festival’s top prize.