MUMBAI: Korean film The Journals of Musan has won the jury prize at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival.

Directed by Park Jeong-bum, who also plays the lead role, the film has been receiving favourable reviews at several film fests including the Rotterdam and Busan International Film Festivals. It also picked up the grand prize at the Marrakesh International Film Festival.

The Journals of Musan depicts the hardships of North Korean defectors who have resettled in South Korea.

The film has been invited to screen at the upcoming Hong Kong International Film Festival as well as the Tribeca and San Francisco Film Festivals.