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Cannes 2026: Cristian Mungiu’s political drama 'Fjord' wins the Palme d'Or

Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Minotaur" claimed the Grand Prix, with the director using his speech to address Vladimir Putin, calling on him to 'stop the carnage' in Ukraine.

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00:02The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or has been awarded to Christian Munch's political drama Fjord.
00:09In his second Palme d'Or winning film, Munch explores the contradictions of Scandinavia's supposed tolerance in a drama starring
00:16Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan.
00:19Well, I'm very happy because it's not just an entertaining film. I hope it is entertaining. I hope it is
00:26human.
00:27I hope it is going to speak to people about this necessity of getting into a dialogue with the others.
00:33I hope it's going to bring more doubts to people who are sure that they are right and everybody else
00:40is wrong.
00:40Well, you know, it's good every now and then to double check your values and to understand that there isn't
00:46just one solution for the problems that the world is having.
00:50The movie is based on true events and is notable for how it questions the progressive values of Norwegian society
00:56and appears sympathetic to the conservative religious characters, a departure from most arthouse festival fare.
01:03Russian family drama Minotaur by Andrzej Vyagintsev, which depicts a callous businessman caught up in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, won
01:11the Grand Prix's second prize.
01:12Russian family drama Minotaur by Andrzej Vyagintsev.
01:15Jeral Van Saat
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