Annie Silverstein’s feature debut made a major impression at the 45th Deauville Film Festival. The coming-of-age rodeo drama took home three honors at the French fest: the Grand Prize, the Revelation Prize for best first film, and the Critics’ Prize. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news.

Set in Texas, “Bull” explores the friendship between Abe (Rob Morgan), an aging black bullfighter, and Kris (Amber Havard), a white teen whose mother is incarcerated. The pic premiered at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.

“I didn’t know anything about black cowboy culture — it’s not taught, and it’s not represented in cinema,” Silverstein told us. She was inspired to make “Bull” after meeting a man who came from a black cowboy family while on location scouting for a different project.

Silverstein’s 2014 short “Skunk” snagged Cannes’ Cinéfondation prize.

Previous recipients of Deauville’s Grand Prize include Chloé Zhao’s “The Rider” and Kelly Reichardt’s “Night Moves.”