Two Chinese movies, "Thirteen princess trees" and "After this our exile" won awards on Sunday at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival."Thirteen princess trees," directed by the young generation Chinese director Lu Yue, won "The Special Jury Prize."  

He Xin, the leading actress in the film, said at the ceremony, "I am very happy that the first time I act in a movie, I can enter a film festival and win a prize."

The movie tells the story of growing pains of troubled youth at a high school in southwestern China, with shocking honesty and tenderness.

"After this our exile" was directed by Hong Kong director Patrick Tam and features well-known actor Aaron Kwok and actress Charlie Young. The movie, which was originally in the festival unit of "Winds of Asia," was selected for the competition unit in the final stage and received the award for "Best Artistic Contribution."

French movie "OSS 117, Cairo nest of spies" grabbed the top prize "Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix." The U.S. movie "Little Miss Sunshine" received two awards, "Best Director" and "Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role." Roy Dupuis, leading actor of "The Rocket" was awarded the "Best Leading Actor."qvW中国英语学习网

Thirteen princess trees: 《十三棵泡桐》，根据何大草小说《刀子和刀子》改编，记载叛逆的青春时代。有影评人在猜测电影名字和含义时认为，“十三”可能是借指学生无处归依的青春，因为在基督教里“十三”代表叛逆和格格不入。“泡桐树”充满生命力，也让人联想到年轻人。