Cristian Mungiu Wins Palme d’Or at 79th Cannes Film Festival with ‘Fjord’, Intense Family Drama Set in Norway Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. For the Romanian Director, This Marks His Second Palme d’Or Following the 2007 Win for ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days’.
The film follows the Gheorghiu family, a Romanian-Norwegian religious couple who settle in a village at the edge of a fjord. Tensions escalate when the school discovers bruises on their eldest son, sparking suspicion and conflict around their educational approach.
“The state of the world today is not solid. I am not proud of what we are leaving for our children. It is up to us to bring about change. The elements to understand the direction in which the world is heading are all before our eyes. Societies today are fractured and radicalized. This film is also a commitment against all forms of fundamentalism,” Mungiu stated upon accepting the Palme d’Or.
Other Awards
Among the other major awards presented on the Croisette, the Grand Prix went to ‘Minotaur’ by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, one of the most critically acclaimed films during the festival.
The Jury Prize was awarded to ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ by German director Valeska Grisebach, while the Best Director award was shared ex aequo between Spanish duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for ‘La Bola Negra’ and Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski for ‘Fatherland’.
‘Notre salut’ by Emmanuel Marre won the Palme d’Or for Best Screenplay. In Italy
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