Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
The film, from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, explores the tension between religious conservatism and social liberalism. The award closed a festival that felt comparatively muted to many.
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Cannes gives its top prize to Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama "Fjord."
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- Cannes gives its top prize to Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama "Fjord."
- The win gives Mungiu a second Palme d'Or and extends Neon's Cannes streak.
- A muted festival ends with a scoreboard-changing result.
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