Fjord Wins Palme d’Or as Cannes Closes With Political Polarization Drama
Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set film took the festival’s top prize, according to AP.
CANNES | AP reported that Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama Fjord won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
The win gives Mungiu his second Palme d’Or and places the film in the year’s international awards conversation.
Additional Reporting By: Associated Press
What this means
The Cannes result gives distributors and awards-watchers a clear film to track through the rest of the year.