Ruben Östlund

A biting social Satire - complete with a lengthy vomiting scene - has taken The Top prize at the Cannes Festival.

Ruben Ostlund 's Triangle of Sadness - which sees Models and the ultra-rich have their status undermined by unexpected events - was awarded the Palme d'Or on Saturday.

It is The Second time the Swedish director has won the award, having also picked it up in 2017 for The Square .

The Best director prize was won by South Korea 's Park Chan-wook.

Park - known for 2003 thriller Oldboy - won with erotic Crime Film Decision to Leave.

It was a strong night for South Korea , with the Best Actor gong going to Song Kang-ho for Broker. Song came to international attention with his performance in 2019's Oscar-winning Parasite.

Ostlund - who has been dubbed the " king of cringe" - Told reporters he had set out to make a film which would get people talking.

" When we started to make this film I think we had one Goal - to really, really try to make an exciting film for The Audience and bring thought-provoking content, " Ostlund said, adding: " We wanted to entertain them, we wanted them to ask themselves questions, we wanted them to after the screening go out and have something to talk about. "

His film has certainly got a reaction from The Audience , with news agency AFP noting that one scene in particular " leaving viewers either howling with laughter or turning green" during its premiere.

Triangle of Sadness begins with two Models - Played by British actor Harris Dickinson and South African Charlbi Dean - who Go On a luxury cruise.

But unexpected events mean they find themselves Stranded - with the need to survive upending The Social order.

Entertainment magazine Variety notes that while The Film " makes you laugh" Ostlund " also makes you think".

" No matter what sphere he tackles, we're bound to see The World differently, " it says in its Review .

Source of news: bbc.com