FILM DIRECTOR

Cristian Mungiu

1968 - Today

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Cristian Mungiu (Romanian: [kristiˈan munˈdʒi.u]; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director at the 2012 and 2016 Cannes Film Festivals for his films Beyond the Hills and Graduation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Cristian Mungiu is the 916th most popular film director (down from 852nd in 2024), the 330th most popular biography from Romania (down from 302nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cristian Mungiu ranks 916 out of 2,041. Before him are Philippe Rousselot, Yoshishige Yoshida, Nicolas Winding Refn, Jean Becker, Mary Lambert, and Benjamin Christensen. After him are Oldřich Lipský, Barry Ackroyd, Hasse Ekman, Wayne Wang, Masato Harada, and Sergey Obraztsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Cristian Mungiu ranks 171. Before him are Sofie Gråbøl, Phil Anselmo, Brian Steen Nielsen, Tony Hawk, Marcus Schenkenberg, and Emily Procter. After him are Debra Messing, Rasmus Lerdorf, Kristin Chenoweth, Hassan Ali Khayre, Florence Devouard, and Dorinel Munteanu.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristian Mungiu ranks 330 out of 844. Before him are Gheorghe Albu (1909), Béla Károlyi (1942), Margit Kaffka (1880), Silviu Bindea (1912), Maricica Puică (1950), and Dimitrie Brătianu (1818). After him are Rodion Cămătaru (1958), Virginia Ruzici (1955), Gabriel Popescu (1973), Mircea Geoană (1958), Nicolae Dobrin (1947), and Dorinel Munteanu (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, Cristian Mungiu ranks 3. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), and Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930). After him are András Kovács (1925), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Călin Peter Netzer (1975), Adina Pintilie (1980), and Radu Muntean (1971).

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