His film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, earned the prestigious Palme d’or award. In the film, the director recounts life under a communist regime. This is the second feature film for the 39 year-old filmmaker. In 2002, he directed Occident.
The Cannes Film Festival ended on May 27. Here is the list of winners:
—Palme d’Or (Golden Palm): “4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile” (”4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days”), Cristian Mungiu, Romania
—Grand Prize: “Mogari No Mori” (The Mourning Forest), Naomi Kawase, Japan
—Jury Prize:film festival “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Iran and France; and “Stellet Licht” (Silent Light), Carlos Reygadas, Mexico
—60th Anniversary Prize: Gus Van Sant, “Paranoid Park,” United States
—Best Director: “Le Scaphandre et le papillon” (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,) Julian Schnabel, United States
—Best Actor: Konstantin Lavronenko, “The Banishment,” Russia
—Best Actress: Jeon Do-yeon, “Secret Sunshine,” South Korea
—Best Screenplay: “The Edge of Heaven,” Fatih Akin, Germany
—Golden Camera (first-time director): “Meduzot,” Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, Israel
—Best short film: “Ver Llover,” (Watching it Rain), Elisa Miller, Mexico