This past Sunday, the French drama Blue is the Warmest Color won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. This is the first graphic-novel adaptation to take the award. The movie is based on Le Bleu Est une Couleur Chaude (Blue is a Hot Color), a graphic novel by Julie Martoh that was published in 2010 in France. The graphic novel will be released in English as Blue Angel this fall by Arsenal Pulp Press.

The movie is written and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and stars Adele Exarchopulos and Lea Seydoux. It tells the story of a 15-year old girl who falls in love with a woman. Its also drawn controversy due to its explicit depictions of lesbian sex. That should complicate things when the movie is released here in the United States. It has been acquired for distribution here, but no release date has been announced.

This is the second to receive recognition from the the renowned movie festival. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, tied for the Cannes Jury Prize in 2007.

You can check out some scenes below.