"Resolution 819", a film about the Srebrenica massacre in the last months of Bosnia's 1992-1995 war, won top prize at the Rome film festival today.

A French production directed by Italy's Giacomo Battiato, the film tells the story of a policeman sent by United Nations' highest court to investigate the disappearance of 8,000 men and boys from the Bosnian town after it fell to Bosnian Serb forces.

The critics' award went to "Opium War", by Afghan director Siddiq Barmak, about the difficult relationship between ordinary Afghans and Western troops fighting the Taliban.

Ukrainian Bohdan Stupka scooped the best actor prize for his portrayal of a wealthy oligarch in need of a heart transplant in "With a Warm Heart". Italy's Donatella Finocchiaro won the best actress award for her performance as a female mafia boss in "Galantuomini".