{"id":912776,"date":"2026-06-14T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/cannes-2026-what-to-watch-for-ahead-of-the-palme-dor-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:12:54","slug":"cannes-2026-what-to-watch-for-ahead-of-the-palme-dor-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/cannes-2026-what-to-watch-for-ahead-of-the-palme-dor-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes 2026: What to watch for ahead of the Palme d’Or ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cristian Mungiu\u2019s Norway-set drama about political polarization, \u201cFjord,\u201d has won the Palme d\u2019Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival<\/a><\/span> \u2019s top honor for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of \u201c4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a 79th Cannes Film Festival that saw few films cause a stir, \u201cFjord\u201d found wide admiration for its engrossing tale of what Mungiu called \u201cleft-wing fundamentalism.\u201d It stars Sebastian Stan<\/a><\/span> and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday the society is split. It\u2019s divided. It\u2019s radicalized,\u201d said Mungiu. \u201cThis film is a pledge against any type of fundamentalism. It\u2019s a pledge for these things we quote very often, like trauma and inclusion and empathy. These are lovely words but we need to apply them more often.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mungiu becomes just the 10th filmmaker to win the Palme d\u2019Or twice. His \u201c4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,\u201d a Romanian abortion drama, won the award in 2007.<\/p>\n

The win for \u201cFjord\u201d extends one of the movies\u2019 most extraordinary streaks<\/a><\/span>. Neon, the specialty label, has now taken seven Palme d\u2019Or winners in a row. \u201cFjord\u201d adds to its unparalleled run, including last year\u2019s champion, Jafar Panahi\u2019s \u201cIt Was Just an Accident,\u201d<\/a><\/span> and the 2024 winner, \u201cAnora.\u201d<\/a><\/span> The latter went on to win best picture<\/a><\/span> at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

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Cristian Mungiu, winner of the Palme d\u2019Or for \u2018Fjord,\u2019 poses for photographers at the awards ceremony photo call during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n