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Cannes best actress Melliti is football player spotted in street

Nadia Melliti, a French student and part-time football player, earned the top acting honor at Cannes on Saturday for her debut performance in a film.
While walking in the streets of central Paris preparing for her exams, Melliti was unexpectedly discovered by a casting agent, which led to her first acting opportunity.
She stars as 17-year-old Fatima, a Muslim Parisian girl exploring her identity, religion, and homosexuality in Hafsia Herzi's coming-of-age film The Little Sister.
The Little Sister won the unofficial Queer Palm for LGBTQ-themed films, while Melliti said she related to the film's emancipation theme and felt "a feeling gushing through me right now."
Melliti's win over notable contenders suggests recognition of new talent and highlights personal and cultural themes in contemporary French cinema.

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Cannes best actress Melliti is football player spotted in street

Nadia Melliti, who won best actress at the Cannes Festival Saturday for her first-ever role in a film, is a French student and amateur football player who was spotted in the street.

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