Shoah, the nine-and-a-half hour epic documentary on the Holocaust by Claude Lanzmann, was Sunday night awarded the prize for best documentary of 1985 at the first Rotterdam Film Festival. More than one-third of the 70 judges, including international film critics and festival directors, voted for Shoah. Lanzmann was present to receive the award during the televised ceremony. Shoah was broadcast earlier this month on Dutch television on two consecutive Sunday nights.
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