Fjord (film)
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Fjord is a 2026 legal thriller family drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Cristian Mungiu. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a Romanian-Norwegian conservative couple fac
Romanian theatrical release poster
Left to right: Reinsve, Mungiu, and Stan promoting the film at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2026
Mungiu holding the Palme d'Or, awarded to Fjord, at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'Or
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The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing com
Fjord (film)
…Norway. The film premiered in the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May, where it received a 12-minute standing ovation and won the Palme d'Or, François Chalais Prize, FIPRESCI Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and Prix de la Citoyenneté. It received critical acclaim, with particular praise…
2026 recipient: Cristian Mungiu
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Roberto Rossellini won in 1946.
Orson Welles won in 1952.