Cristian Mungiu
Fjord wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
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Cristian Mungiu's Fjord claimed the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. The win marks the director's second top prize and extends Neon's streak of consecutive victories to seven. Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star in the English-language drama about a Romanian-Norwegian immigrant family.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on Saturday evening with the Palme d'Or awarded to Cristian Mungiu for Fjord.
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Cristian Mungiu's English-language debut Fjord received a 12-minute standing ovation at its world premiere in Cannes on Monday night. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a mixed Romanian-Norwegian couple facing challenges in a fjord village.