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…

Cannes (dpa) - Mit seinem Film „Fjord“ hat der rumänische Regisseur Cristian Mungiu die Goldene Palme der Filmfestspiele von Cannes gewonnen. Das gab die Jury bekannt. Der Film…

Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Minotaur" claimed the Grand Prix, with the director using his speech to address Vladimir Putin, calling on him to 'stop the carnage' in Ukraine.

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

CANNES (FRANCIA) (ITALPRESS) – Cannes 79 sigilla un’edizione molto positiva con la Palma d’Oro a Fjord di Cristian Mungiu, storia mo...

This marks the second time that Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has won the prestigious prize.

Ce samedi soir, c’est le Roumain Cristian Mungiu, déjà couronné en 2007, qui a remporté la Palme d’Or avec le drame « Fjord », à l’issue d’u

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

Palmares di Cannes 2026: Palma d'oro a Mungiu, Grand Prix a Zvyagintsev. Europa protagonista tra guerra e politica.

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 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…

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...

The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival came to a close on Saturday evening, with the coveted Palme d’Or for best film going to family drama Fjord by Romanian director…

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

Appello del dissidente Zviagyntsev a Putin: «Metta fine alla carneficina»

Die 79. Filmfestspiele von Cannes enden mit der Goldenen Palme für den Film „Fjord“ von Cristian Mungiu. Und mit einem mutigen Appell an Putin.