Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The film, from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, explores the tension between religious conservatism and social liberalism. The award closed a festival that felt comparatively muted to many.The director Cristian Mungiu, center, accepted the Palme d’Or in Cannes, France, on Saturday.