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Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu Wins His Second Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival for ‘Fjord’
Cristian Mungiu’s complex moral drama “Fjord,” starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, has won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival, making the Romanian writer-director the tenth filmmaker to win the coveted award twice — 19 years after his first victory for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” The film, […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu Wins His Second Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival for ‘Fjord’, Cristian Mungiu’s complex moral drama “Fjord,” starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, has won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival, making the Romanian writer-director the tenth filmmaker to win the coveted award twice — 19 years after his first victory for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” The film, […]
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- Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu Wins His Second Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival for ‘Fjord’Variety - 2026-05-23T18:11:02+00:00
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