Cristian Mungiu Wins Second Palme d’Or for Fjord
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- Cristian Mungiu won his second Palme d’Or for the English‑language drama Fjord, becoming the 10th director to earn two top Cannes prizes.
- Fjord stars Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan as Romanian religious parents accused of child abuse after moving to Norway.
- Minotaur by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the Grand Prix, while Valeska Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure earned the Jury prize.
- Park Chan‑wook presided over the jury, which included Demi Moore, Stellan Skarsgård, Chloé Zhao and Paul Laverty.
- Neon acquired US distribution rights to Fjord, marking its seventh consecutive Cannes top‑prize acquisition and reinforcing its market prestige in the competitive festival circuit in the industry.
Why it matters: Neon secures US distribution for Fjord, marking its seventh consecutive Cannes top‑prize acquisition and reinforcing its market prestige in the competitive festival circuit in the industry.
