
Originally published byThe Guardian
English-language debut by Romanian director who triumphed in 2007 with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days takes top prize
Nineteen years after his searing abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the top prize at the Cannes film festival, Cristian Mungiuโs English-language debut, Fjord, has repeated the trick.
The film โ which stars Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan as Romanian religious parents who relocate to Norway, where they find themselves accused of child abuse โ makes Mungiu, 58, the 10th director to have received two Palmes, following Alf Sjรถberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Bille August, Emir Kusturica, Shลhei Imamura, the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, Ken Loach and Ruben รstlund.
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