“Honey” is the final installment of director Semih Kaplanoglu´s trilogy which began with "Milk" and "Egg".

Critics praised the powerful simplicity of the tale about six-year-old Yusuf, who wanders into the woods to find his beloved beekeper father when he goes missing.

The moving father-son drama is shot in lush mountainous forests and has no soundtrack.  

Bora Altas´ performance as Yusuf was singled out.

8-year-old Altas stole the show at a press conference for the movie, barely able to see over the top of the rostrum and clutching a teddy bear.

While popular among audiences in Berlin, the choice of Honey came as a surprise.

Several other competition entries were considered more likely to take the top honour.

Among them was Polanski´s political thriller "The Ghost Writer" which he completed while in jail and under house arrest.

Russia´s "How I Ended This Summer" and Romanian entry "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle" were both multiple winners.

Wang Quan´an picked up the screenplay award for "Apart Together.”