Control, the low-budget British film about the late Joy Division lean singer, Ian Curtis, won the Best European Film award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Control, was directed by famed Dutch still and music video photographer Anton Corbijn and stars former warehouse worker Sam Riley as Ian Curtis in the years leading up to his suicide in 1980. The film had already won three awards at Director's Fortnight prior to the Cannes Film Festival.

Due out later this year, the film is based on Ian Curtis's widow Deborah's memoirs of her life with the singer, called Touching From A Distance. Deborah is played by the Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton. While a less well known actor, Sam Riley plays Ian Curtis.

Control is due for release later this year.