'Hunger', the new film which chronicles the last weeks of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands' life, has won the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Best First Feature.
'Hunger' is the feature directing debut of Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen and stars German-born and Kerry-raised actor Michael Fassbender in the lead role.
At the festival's closing ceremony, McQueen said of his film: "The film is about people in a situation of extreme pressure and what people do and what we do."
It is expected that 'Hunger' will be released in the autumn.
At the Cannes Film Festival the French film 'The Class' won the biggest award, the Palme d'Or.
Benicio del Toro was named Best Actor for his performance in the Che Guevara biopic 'Guerrilla', with Sandra Corveloni winning Best Actress for her performance in the Brazilian film 'Line of Passage'.
Clint Eastwood and Catherine Deneuve received Lifetime Achievement awards at the closing ceremony.
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