Cannes Film Festival: Twelve Minutes of Applause for "The Youngest Daughter"

Long standing ovations are often found at the Cannes Film Festivals - which in some cases provides strong criticism. Now a film has received particularly long applause again. However, this is not a guarantee for the Golden Palm.

Hafsia Herzi's film "The youngest daughter" received a twelve-minute standing ovation in Cannes and thus ranks itself in a tradition.At the 78th Cannes International Film Festival, Hafsia Herzis, 38, feature film "The youngest daughter" provided one of the most emotional moments of the festival so far: the audience honored the film on Friday with an energetic twelve-minute standing ovation.The autobiographically inspired coming-of-age story is b…