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Cristian Mungiu's Norwegian Drama 'Fjord' Earns a Twelve-Minute Cannes Standing Ovation with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in Tears
Cristian Mungiu's English-language debut 'Fjord' world-premiered in the main competition of the 79th Cannes Film Festival on the night of May 18, 2026, receiving a twelve-minute standing ovation in the Grand Théâtre Lumière — the longest of the festival to date and matching Sunday night's Adèle Exarchopoulos vehicle 'Garance.' Stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve both cried openly during the bow as Mungiu, the 2007 Palme d'Or winner for '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,' bowed alongside cinematographer Tudor Vladimir Panduru and Neon's North American distribution team. Bookmakers immediately moved Fjord to joint second favourite for the Palme d'Or behind Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland.'
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