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| China film wins top Berlin award | China film wins top Berlin award |
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| Tuya's Marriage, a Chinese film about a woman and her life in the steppes of Inner Mongolia, has won the Berlin Film festival's top honour, the Golden Bear. | Tuya's Marriage, a Chinese film about a woman and her life in the steppes of Inner Mongolia, has won the Berlin Film festival's top honour, the Golden Bear. |
| Accepting the award, director Wang Quan'an said he could not imagine a better gift for Chinese New Year. | Accepting the award, director Wang Quan'an said he could not imagine a better gift for Chinese New Year. |
| Joseph Cedar won best director for his Middle East war drama Beaufort. | Joseph Cedar won best director for his Middle East war drama Beaufort. |
| The award for best actor went to Argentina's Julio Chavez in The Other, while Nina Hoss of Germany scooped best actress for her role in Yella. | The award for best actor went to Argentina's Julio Chavez in The Other, while Nina Hoss of Germany scooped best actress for her role in Yella. |
| "A very beautiful dream has become reality for me here," Mr Wang said after receiving the Golden Bear statuette. | |
| "Perhaps this is the last glance at the herds people of the region," he said of his film. | |
| "Ultimately they are going to disappear into the cities," he said. | |
| The awards were announced on Saturday evening as the 11-day festival wound up. | |
| The Other also won the Jury Grand Prix prize, effectively the runner-up award for in the best film category. | |
| Correspondents say the choice of Tuya's Marriage as best film came as a mild surprise to critics and journalists. | |
| More than 370 films were shown at the Berlinale, which ranks alongside Venice and Cannes as Europe's leading film festivals. |