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Haynes called it a “meditation on love� that “cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence.�

The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It’s the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. “Sex� premiered at Berlin in 2024, and “Love� was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s dystopian drama “The Blue Trail.� Argentine director Ivan Fund’s rural saga “The Message� won the third-place Jury Prize.

The best director prize went to Huo Meng for “Living the Land,� set in fast-changing 1990s China.

Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed “If I had Legs, I’d Kick You.� Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon.�

The climax of the came on the eve of Germany’s parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.

The national election is being held seven months early, after in a dispute about how to revitalize the country’s economy.

Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the challenge from the far-right Alternative for Germany, which appears to be on course for its strongest national election result yet.