HUNGER, a biopic on Northern Irish prisoner Bobby Sands who died after 66 days on hunger strike, won the Cannes Camera d`Or prize for the best first feature film today.
British artist-turned-director Steve McQueen accepted the award from US actor Dennis Hopper for the film about the Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner whose 1981 death was part of a protest to get political prisoner status.
It is likely to spark controversy in Britain, where some commentators have already denounced it as a celebration of the martyrdom of a terrorist.
