‘The Visitor’ wins top honors at Deauville

Thomas McCarthy’s critically acclaimed drama “The Visitor” won top honors Sunday at the 34th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.

Starring Richard Jenkins, the film follows a lonely college professor who forms an unlikely bond with two illegal immigrants. “The Visitor” took home the festival’s grand prize.

The jury awarded its prize to Lance Hammer’s drama “Ballast,” in which the unexpected death of a man’s brother shakes up the lives of three individuals. The film also picked up the Cartier Foundation jury prize.

Meanwhile, Damian Harris’ “Garden of the Night” received the international critics prize. Starring Tom Arnold, Gillian Jacobs and John Malkovich, the film focuses on a 17-year-old girl who struggles with life in the street.

The Michel D’Ornano prize went to Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s war drama “Johnny Mad Dog.”

Here’s more on the Deauville Film Festival.