Neon, which acquired the new film from the dissident Iranian director for North America a few days ago, has picked the Palme winner for the sixth year in a row.

Other winners included Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose It Was Just an Accident won the festival's top prize, the Palme d’Or, just days after distribution company Neon picked up the US rights for the film.

The Iranian director walked away with top honors on Saturday, concluding a festival spiked with discord and littered with gems.