The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on Saturday evening with the Palme d'Or awarded to Cristian Mungiu for Fjord.
The jury presided over by Park Chan-wook honoured the Romanian director, already a winner in 2007. Fjord explores the fractures of a society facing distrust and child protection issues.
The Grand Prix went to Andreï Zviaguintsev for Minotaure. On stage, the Russian filmmaker in exile called on Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine.
Other awards were shared. Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto received the best actress prize ex aequo. Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo and Pawel Pawlikowski shared the best director prize. The ceremony, hosted by Eye Haïdara, featured political speeches on the state of the world.
