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Actors and makers of some of this year's most talked-about
movies, including Jodie Comer and Celine Song, attended the gala
ceremony in London.
"All of Us Strangers", a mystery drama about love and loss,
stars Andrew Scott as Adam, a writer living in a near-empty
London high-rise. Adam's loneliness is alleviated when he meets
Harry, one of his few neighbours, and visits his childhood home
to find his parents living there, despite their death decades
earlier, as if no time had passed.
Directed by Andrew Haigh, the movie is based on Taichi Yamada's
1987 novel "Strangers" and also stars Paul Mescal as Harry and
Claire Foy and Jamie Bell as Adam's parents.
"It has this very audacious idea at its centre, which is: what
might you say to your parents after their death that you didn't
get to say to them before they died. And it's very beautiful and
it's got a metaphysical aspect to it, but it's also just about
love. It's a movie about love and we're so proud of it," Scott
told Reuters on the red carpet.
"How to Have Sex" star Mia McKenna-Bruce scooped the best lead
performance prize for her role in the film, while her co-star
Shaun Thomas shared the best supporting performance award with
Mescal. The provocatively titled film follows three British teen
girls who go on holiday with the aim of drinking, clubbing and
hooking up.
"It's a dream come true just to be in this room, let alone have
this in my hands. It's just insane, I can't believe it,"
McKenna-Bruce, 26, said.
Actors George Mackay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett picked up the
best joint lead performance award for "Femme", an intense
revenge porn thriller-tragedy by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon
Ping.
French filmmaker Justine Triet's Palme d'Or-winning movie
"Anatomy of a Fall" was named best international independent
film.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala: Editing by Neil Fullikc)
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