Macedonian Film 'Sister Brother Manhole Cover' Wins Tokyo Film Festival

• Milcho Manchevski’s film 'Sister Brother Manhole Cover' won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.
• The film, a comic allegory about two siblings, was awarded the top prize by a jury led by Rolf de Heer.
• The Tokyo Grand Prix comes with a cash prize of JPY3 million ($19,000).
• The film was one of 15 entries in the main competition section of the festival.
• The film follows the story of two siblings who strip scrap metal from the streets of Skopje.