Cristian Mungiu Wins Second Palme d’Or at Cannes for Fjord

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s latest film “Fjord” won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday evening.

The Romanian director joins the select circle of filmmakers awarded twice with Cannes’ top prize, while Fjord marks his first English-language feature and Sebastian Stan’s first “Romanian” film.

Romanian director and screenwriter Cristian Mungiu has become the 10th filmmaker in Cannes history to win the Palme d’Or twice – 19 years after his 2007 triumph with ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’. No filmmaker has ever won the award three times.

“Fjord is, more than any other film in my career, the result of a collective effort, of an extensive co-production and an international cast who worked together in the most supportive and united way possible. It was a joy to work with a remarkable group of actors, with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, and I thank them all for having f...