Gritty Romanian film wins Palme d’Or in Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - A hard-hitting Romanian movie set towards the end of the communist era won the
Cannes Film Festival’s top honor on Sunday.
“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” directed by Cristian Mungiu, was the critics’ favorite to win the Palme d’Or in the build-up to a glittering red-carpet ceremony that ended the 12-day movie marathon on the French Riviera.
The film tells the grim story of young student friends Otilia and Gabita who are ruthlessly exploited when one goes to have an illegal abortion.
But despite being set in the pitiless and colorless landscape of socialist Romania, the story underlines the lengths to which friends go to save each other.
Mungiu welcomed the international attention the award would bring to his and other small-scale productions.
“I … hope that this award that I am getting tonight is going to be good news for small film makers from small countries because it looks like you don’t necessarily need a big budget and a lot of stars,” he said.
Source: news.yahoo.com
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