CANNES, France—Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or top prize for the second time on Saturday with his Norwegian-set drama that explores clashing cultures, “Fjord.”
This year’s jury president, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, praised the film for helping shed light on understanding different views “in an artistically magnificent manner.”
Celebrities including Geena Davis, who was featured on this year’s festival poster in a shot from 1991’s “Thelma & Louise,” as well as Tilda Swinton and Gael García Bernal appeared on stage to introduce the prizes.
Shared Prizes
The female leads of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s touching elder-care drama “All of a Sudden,” France’s Virginie Efira and Japan’s Tao Okamoto, wiped away tears as they took to the stage to share the best actress award….
