Helen Mirren lands best actress honour at Rome Film Fest
24 Oct 2009, 1238 Hrs

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London, Oct 24 Veteran actress Helen Mirren walked away with the Best Actress gong at the Rome International Film Festival for her movie 'The Last Station'.

The 64-year-old star has been awarded for the depiction of Leo Tolstoy's wife in the film directed by Michael Hoffman.

Actress Meryl Streep was also felicitated with a career achievement award, reports the Telegraph.

Danish movie about a gay love affair between two members of a neo-Nazi group named 'Brotherhood' was declared the best movie.

The film, directed by Nicolo Donato, takes a hard look at the neo-Nazi group that the leading character, Lars, joins after leaving the army. The group carries out raids on homosexuals, but Lars and his mentor in the group, Jimmy, begin a love affair that they try to keep secret.

The best actor award went to Italy's Sergio Castellitto, who played a single parent and blue-collar worker dreaming that his son will become a boxing champ in the movie "Alza la Testa." (ANI)

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