Mexican director Bernardo Arellano's drama about an elderly couple facing economic hardship has scooped the best film award at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival.
Comienzo del Tiempo', or "The Beginning of Time", tells the story of Antonio and Bertha who fall on hard times when social security pensions are stopped because of a national financial crisis.
Kung fu movie star Jackie Chan presented Arellano with the award at the closing ceremony of the festival on Thursday night in the Chinese capital.
France's Jean-Jacques Annaud won the best director prize for "Wolf Totem", about a Chinese student . . .
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