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Romanian Film About Abortion Wins Palme d'Or

Posted May 28, 07 6:36 AM CDT in World,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – A disturbing Romanian film about two college coeds trying to get an illegal abortion in the twilight days of the communist regime won this year's Palme d'Or  at the Cannes film festival yesterday. The low-budget  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was a critical favorite at the festival, known for bizarre judging.

American director Gus Van Sant, who directed Good Will Hunting, won an award created  for the festival's 60th anniversary with Paranoid Park, about a skateboarder who tries to come to terms with accidentally killing a security guard.

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Romanian director Cristian Mungiu accepts the Palme d'Or.   (Associated Press)
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, winner of the 2007 Palme d'Or.   (Getty Images)
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, winner of the 2007 Palme d'Or.   (Getty Images)
Presenter Jane Fonda, left, wipes lipstick off the face of Romanian director Cristian Mungiu as he accepts the Palme d'Or.   (Associated Press)
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