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| German film wins 'Europe Oscars' | German film wins 'Europe Oscars' |
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| A German film, The Lives of Others, about a secret policeman in the former East Germany, has won best film at the European Film Awards in Warsaw, Poland. | A German film, The Lives of Others, about a secret policeman in the former East Germany, has won best film at the European Film Awards in Warsaw, Poland. |
| It beat the Spanish film Volver by Pedro Almodovar - which still took five awards, including best director and best actress for Penelope Cruz. | It beat the Spanish film Volver by Pedro Almodovar - which still took five awards, including best director and best actress for Penelope Cruz. |
| It is the first time the ceremony was held in an eastern European country. | It is the first time the ceremony was held in an eastern European country. |
| Filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to his homeland to receive a lifetime achievement award. | Filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to his homeland to receive a lifetime achievement award. |
| The Lives of Others is a drama about how East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, destroyed the lives of ordinary people. | |
| Director Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck told the audience it meant a lot to win the award in Poland, "since my father was born in this country". | |
| Another director returning to his roots was Roman Polanski. | |
| The Oscar-winning director said it was a moving experience for him to return to Poland. | |
| He dedicated the award to Penelope Cruz and her co-stars, actresses who he said represented "the incredible women that surrounded me when I was a child". |