Cristian Mungiu wins Palme d'Or for ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu accepts the Palme d'Or for his film "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" during the awards ceremony at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Sunday(27th May 2007).
A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Sunday.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s low-budget film, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” depicts the horrors a student goes through to ensure her friend can have a secret abortion.
Mungiu, who was awarded the Palme d’Or by actress Jane Fonda, said he didn’t even have enough money to shoot the film just six months ago. He hoped the win would inspire other “small filmmakers from small countries.”
Source : MSNBC
