After winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie ‘It’s Only End of the World,’ Quebec director Xavier Dolan returned home to Montreal Monday afternoon.

After landing at Trudeau airport, Dolan was met by reporters, telling them he was initially very affected by the negative reviews of his latest film after the press screening last Wednesday.

He called the win “bittersweet,” saying he had a tough time at Cannes this year.

The mixed reviews included some American critiques that were especially harsh, calling his film “insufferable” and the “biggest disappointment at Cannes.”

This seemed to be the first major stumble for Dolan, who'd won third prize at Cannes in 2014 for his film "Mommy," and has had a meteoric rise there.

Dolan admits he got very emotional, and said the whole experience made him question whether or not he still wanted to direct.

Instead, Dolan decided that after seven years of reading nearly every review of his films, he has stopped reading the American ones.

“I was so proud of my film and I loved it and I really did think it worked, and all the actors were with me, and I had a responsibility to face the critics the morning after and do right and stand by my film,” he said.

The 27-year-old director said he was pleased the movie “found its place” in the hearts of spectators, and eventually the jury which gave the film the second highest prize at the festival.

He also said he was not disappointed about not winning the Palme d’Or, which went to British filmmaker Ken Loach for his move ‘I, Daniel Blake.’

In addition to having won the Grand Prix - considered the second prize after the Palme d’Or - Dolan was also awarded the independent Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes, awarded for films that display “a human and spiritual quality.”

Dolan made history by winning the highest award ever won by a Quebecer in Cannes.

Dolan says he considers ‘It’s Only End of the World’ his best film, adding that it will be released in Quebec sometime in September.

Film columnist Bill Brownstein said he will be first in line when it is released.

"I don't think anyone's going to know what to think here. For critics, do they jump in and say what the Americans do? Do they form their own opinions? One thing's for sure, it's probably going to be his busiest film yet," said Brownstein.

Dolan is currently working on his first movie in English, called "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan."

He said he doesn't know for now when he'll return to Cannes.