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Cannes best actress Melliti is football player spotted in street

Nadia Melliti, a 23-year-old French student and amateur football player, received the top acting honor for her first film role during the Cannes Festival on Saturday.
She landed the role unexpectedly after a casting agent noticed her while she was walking on a street close to a major shopping center in the heart of Paris as she prepared for her exams.
Melliti portrays Fatima, a teenage Muslim living in Paris who faces challenges related to her sense of self, faith, and sexual orientation, in a film adapted from Fatima Daas’s semi-autobiographical novel.
Melliti expressed a deep connection to the film’s theme of emancipation and shared that she was overwhelmed with powerful emotions, also taking a moment to thank her mother.
On Friday, "The Little Sister" received the unofficial Queer Palm award, recognizing its focus on LGBTQ themes and marking a significant milestone for Melliti at Cannes.

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