‘Belén’ ‘Paula Deen’ Top Winners at Miami Film Festival Gems

Dolores Fonzi’s “Belén” took the Audience Award prize at the Miami Film Festival Gems.

The Amazon MGM Studios drama, based on the true story, chronicles the harrowing case of Julieta, a younger lady falsely accused of infanticide, and Soledad Deza (Dolores Fonzi), the fearless lawyer who takes on the extremely controversial, explosive case. “Belén” unspooled in the pageant’s Centerpiece strand.

Festival audiences selected another Centerpiece title, Sony Pictures Classics’ “Nuremberg,” as first runner-up. “Nuremberg”follows the story of the Allied prosecutors, led by the Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), as they search justice for the atrocities of the Holocaust. As the Nuremberg trials start, a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) turns into locked in a tense psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe).

The second runner-up was a tie between two directorial debuts: Rick Gomez’s “She Dances” and Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake.”

“She Dances,” which stars Steve Zahn alongside his real-life daughter Audrey Zahn, follows a father and daughter as they try to restore their relationship and reconcile a shared tragedy against the backdrop of a high-stakes dance competitors.

The movie also co-stars Ethan Hawke, who was honored at the Festival with the Variety Virtuoso Award.

Sony Pictures Classics’ “The President’s Cake” follows 9-year previous, Lamia who has been chosen to arrange a cake to rejoice the president of Iran’s birthday. In a panorama of concern and shortage, the place basic substances are practically unimaginable to seek out, Lamia units out on a decided journey throughout the big metropolis looking for eggs, flour and sugar.

The first Documentary Audience Award winner was also chosen: “Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,” directed by Billy Corben.The movie revisits the rise and fall of the celeb chef.

Miami Dade College’s twelfth Miami Film Festival Gems unspooled Oct. 29-Nov. 5 with 42 movies from over 20 nations. The fest opened with Neon’s “No Other Choice,” with the movie’s director Park Chan-wook in attendance to obtain the Precious Gem Master Award. The pageant closed with Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.”