Cannes joy for rock film of substance

A low-budget British film about Joy Division star Ian Curtis has won a top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Control, which was made for just £3 million (4.4m) and stars an unknown former retail warehouse worker in his first lead role, has been named Best European Film at the festival.

The title — awarded by the Europa Cinemas Label, a network of film distributors — will boost Control’s prospects by funding its release across European cinemas.