published Sat, Sep 08 2012 13:33 GMT
VENICE (Reuters) - South Korean movie "Pieta", an ultra-violent story of a loan shark confronted by a mysterious woman claiming to be his mother, won the Golden Lion award for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday. The victory will prove popular on the Lido waterfront, where Pieta was one of the hot favorites to scoop the top prize from among 18 main competition films. ...