‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

Cristian Mungiu's film "Fjord" has won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. This marks the second time the Romanian director has received the festival's top honor.

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‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

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Cristian Mungiu's film "Fjord" has won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. This marks the second time the Romanian director has received the festival's top honor. "Fjord," a drama set in Norway, was praised for its story about political polarization and what Mungiu described as "left-wing fundamentalism." The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who relocate to Norway. Their children are subsequently removed by child services due to the parents spanking them. The article notes that few films stood out at this year's festival, with "Fjord" garnering significant admiration.

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This is the second Palme d'Or win for director Cristian Mungiu.

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Mungiu described the film's theme as 'left-wing fundamentalism'.

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The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals whose children were taken by child services for spanking.

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'Fjord' is a drama about political polarization set in Norway.

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Cristian Mungiu's film 'Fjord' won the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

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Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarisation Fjord has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival’s top honour for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.At a 79th Cannes Film Festival that saw few films break out, Fjord found wide admiration for its engrossing tale of what Mungiu called “left-wing fundamentalism”.It stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them.

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