The last film in Competition, Leviathan directed by Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, was screened on Friday at the ongoing 67th Cannes Film Festival.

Leviathan, the portrait of "a tragic hero who is tortured by his fears," is a modern retelling of the Biblical story of Job set in contemporary Russia.

Kolia, who lives in a small town near the Barents Sea in north Russia, runs an auto-repair shop next to the house where he lives with his wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage Romka.

Vadim Sergeyich, the Mayor of the town, wants to take away his business, his house and his land. Kolia asks his best friend Dmitri, a lawyer from Moscow, to help him, unaware that this would change his life forever.

Explaining the film's unusual subject, Zvyagintsev said it's inspired by a story told by his friend.

"A friend told me the story of a man who lived in Colorado and who revolted against a powerful enterprise. The man destroyed buildings before taking his own life," the director told the press conference on the screening day.

"This story could have taken place anywhere. We transposed the story to Russia, and there is a precedent; ancient history. The story of poor Job, in the Bible. That's where the Leviathan came from," explained Zvyagintsev.

Zvyagintsev won the Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard with Elena In 2011. His filmThe Banishment won the Best Actor Award for lead actor Konstantin Lavronenko In 2007.

A total of 18 feature films have been selected in Competition for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for the best film, the top prize of the international film gala. Friday is the final day for the screening of films in Competition.

Following the screening of Leviathan, all the 18 selected films have been screened in Competition. The winners will be announced on May 24.