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Cannes Film Festival: Cristian Mungiu wins Palme d'Or for 'Fjord' at closing ceremony overshadowed by the state of the world
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On May 23, the jury, chaired by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, awarded the Romanian director with the Palme d'Or for the second time, and presented its Grand Prix to 'Minotaur' by the Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev.
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