Just as Lu Ban was winning award after award in Cannes, until his hands were full, the Berlin Golden Bear jury found themselves in a quandary.
According to the normal rules now, it's not possible to participate in all three major film festivals at the same time.
Or rather, to win an award at a film festival, the film must premiere at that festival. Thus, for the past decade or so, no single film has managed to win the top awards at two festivals simultaneously.
There was a sense of mutual exclusivity in this.
After all, according to the standards of the jury, if a film won the Palme d'Or, then naturally, it should not win the Golden Bear or the Golden Lion.
Literati always have a slight sense of rivalry; if you think something is good, I must find some fault in it, otherwise, it feels like I'm just following your lead in judging the awards.
However, this time, "Days of Spring Without War" made the Golden Bear jury a bit uncertain.
