The Romanian auteur talks to The Hollywood Reporter about working with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, the rise of “left-wing fundamentalism” and why democracy requires empathy and self-criticism.

Cristian Mungiu’s tale confirms him as one of cinema’s sharpest moral observers

Dix-neuf ans après une Palme d’or pour «Quatre mois, trois semaines, deux jours», le Roumain Cristian Mungiu retrouve Cannes avec «Fjord», tourné en Norvège. Un nouveau film à la…

The Romanian auteur talks to The Hollywood Reporter about working with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, the rise of “left-wing fundamentalism” and why democracy requires empathy…

Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization “Fjord” has won the Palme d’Or. The Cannes Film Festival’s top honor on Saturday went for the second time to the…

Andreï Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur' won the runner-up Grand Prix, with directing honors shared between the helmers of 'La Bola Negra' and 'Fatherland.'

"Fjord" found wide admiration for its engrossing tale of what Mungiu called "left-wing fundamentalism."

English-language debut by Romanian director who triumphed in 2007 with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days takes top prize

The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a couple who have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them.

Cristian Mungiu's Norway-set drama about political polarization, Fjord, has won the Palme d'Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival's top honour for the second time to Mungiu, the…

Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization, “Fjord,” has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival ’s top honor for...

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes' Palme d'Or for "Fjord," a film advocating tolerance amid cultural clashes.

A film about political polarisation has won the festival’s top prize – a fitting choice given the temper of the times.

Ceremony, presented this year by actor Eye Haïdara, was a combination of slick passion and euro-oddness

Cristian Mungiu’s 'Fjord' won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, making the Romanian director a two-time winner of the festival’s top prize

“Fjord,” a thought-provoking drama about domestic violence and left-wing prejudices by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, won the best film prize at the Cannes Film Festival on May…