Israel's Hadas Yaron wins best actress at Venice Film Festival

The festival's main award – the Golden Lion went to South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's shocking drama 'Pieta.'

By Nirit Anderman and The Associated Press | 21:50 08.09.12 |

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Hadas Yaron won the best actress award at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday night. Yaron stared in Fill the Void, a film by director Rama Burshtein that received rave reviews in Variety magazine, Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily.

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Israel's Hadas Yaron wins best actress at Venice Film Festival

The festival's main award – the Golden Lion went to South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's shocking drama 'Pieta.'

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