South Korea's "Breathless," an independent film by emerging director and actor Yang Ik-jun, won the top honor at a French film festival in the second consecutive win by a Korean film at the event, according to the festival's Web site Monday.
"Breathless," featuring a confused young man who finds consolation in accidental encounters with a high school girl, received the jury award and the Le Lotus du meilleur film, the grand prize at the Deauville Asian Film Festival, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Another South Korean movie, "With a Girl of Black Soil," won the top honor at last year's Deauville, founded in 1999. This year's festival was held March 11-15.
With the director himself cast in the leading role, "Breathless" had also won the top prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January.
Four South Korean features competed at this year's Deauville festival, including "Members of the Funeral," "The Chaser" and "The Divine Weapon." "A Frozen Flower" and "Beastie Boys" were invited to the event's non-competition Panorama section.