Venice Film Festival 2024: Pedro Almodóvar wins 81st edition’s Golden Lion

And the winner is...

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00:00Pedro Almodovar's English-language debut, The Room Next Door, won the Venice Film Festival's

00:08coveted Golden Lion.

00:10The film deals with themes of euthanasia and follows two friends who haven't seen each

00:15other in years.

00:16It turns out one of them has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and after reconnecting,

00:22asked for a favour.

00:23Other highlights of the night include Nicole Kidman's win in the Best Actress category

00:28for Baby Girl and Vincent Linden as Best Actor for the French drama The Quiet Son.