Cristian Mungiu’s ‘FJORD’ Wins Palme d’Or at the 79th Festival de Cannes

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“Fjord”, the drama of Cristian Mungiu set in Norway about political polarization, was awarded the Palm de Oro, bringing the Romanian director of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” to the top of the Cannes Film Festival for the second time.

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The president of the jury of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, said this Saturday that the election of the winners of the competition was resolved without major difficulties due to the consensus among the members of the panel.

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When Gro Harlem Brundtland proclaimed in her time that "it is typically Norwegian to be good", she could hardly have imagined that the label would be forced into a pitch-black, institutional context a little over three decades later. But today, Kultureliteten is celebrating that the Norwegian film Fjord - which puts a merciless spotlight on Norwegian child welfare - has won the coveted Palme d'Or in Cannes. It is the first Norwegian Palme d'Or i…

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Fjörd, the film directed by Cristian Mungiu, who received support from the EU for development, was the great winner, receiving the prestigious Palme d'Or award. Two other films supported by the MEDIA programme received important prizes in the official contest: Das Geträumte Abenteuer (‘Dreamed Adventure') by Valeska Grisebach, who received support for co-development, received the Jury Prize, and Notre Salut (title: ‘A Man of His Time' – ‘A man o…

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The lucky winners of the Palme d'Or from Cannes have barely arrived home and their films have been reviewed. Many of them will also be shown in Czech cinemas. Among them will be the winning Fjord about the clash of values, the captivating Minotaur about Russian ruthlessness, the road movie Fatherland and the American underworld drama Paper Tiger.