Andrey Zvyagintsev's film Leviathan has won the first prize of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival.

      It has been awarded the Gold Jeddah statuette in the main competitive program.

      66 films, including 12 full-length films from more than 20 countries participated in the festival program.

      It is a reminder that Andrey Zvyagintsev's  film, which is the author’s version of the Biblical Job's story as exemplified in modern Russia has already won a range of prizes at various international film festivals.

      On January 15 it became known that Leviathan was nominated for Oscar in the Best Film in a Foreign Language category.