Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord wins the festival’s top prize, but the closing ceremony is also marked by political speeches, a Mahmoud Darwish quote and remarks widely read as criticism of Israel

Mungiu took home the prestigious Palme D'Or for his film Fjord, a culture-war drama set in Norway.

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…