Moscow's 28th international film festival closed with Swedish director Othman Karim's film "About Sara" receiving the top prize.

French director Bertrand Blier's film "How Much Do You Love Me?" starring Monica Bellucci and Gerard Depardieu, won best director while best actress went to Julie Walters in "Driving Lessons" by Britain's Jeremy Brock.

Jens Harzer won the festival's award for best actor for the film by German director Bulent Akinci, "Running on Empty."

"Driving Lesson" also won the special prize at the festival, which ended Sunday.

Alexei Muradov's "The Worm" was the only Russian entry, despite the increasingly fast growth of the country's film industry.

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Polish movie director Andrzej Zulawski chaired the jury, which also included actress Julie Christie known for, among other films, her role as Lara in the 1965 David Lean adaptation of "Doctor Zhivago."

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