Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize

A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.

Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits, drew mostly positive reviews for its humourous portrayal of awkwardness and guilt.

The “Broken Flowers” director, who wrote the script for three family get-togethers in upstate New York, Dublin and…

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