Swedish director Ruben Ostlund has captured the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or top prize for the second time in five years with Triangle of Sadness, a biting social satire.

Turkey’s national broadcaster, TRT, co-produced the film. Other co-producers include the BBC, ZDF/ARTE and Sveriges Television.

TRT’s Director General, Prof Dr Mehmet Zahid Sobaci, congratulated the film crew on winning the top award at the festival.

Using Ostlund’s cringe-inducing style, Triangle of Sadness places models and the ultra-rich on a cruise ship, only to find their status suddenly undermined when some of the characters are marooned on a desert island.

“We had one goal to really try to make an exciting film for the audience and bring thought-provoking content,” he said as he accepted the statuette at a gala ceremony on the French Riviera.

“To entertain them, ask themselves questions, to go out after the screening and have something to talk about.”