Film about illegal abortion wins Cannes’ top prize

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Sunday with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a harrowing portrait of an illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania.

Mon, 28 May, 2007 - 00:48

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Sunday with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a harrowing portrait of an illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania.

The film beat 21 other movies in competition at the Riviera festival for the Palme d’Or.

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