About

Known credits:
67
Birthday:
1968-04-27
Place of birth:
Iasi, Romania
Website:
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Cristian Mungiu

Overview

Cristian Mungiu (Romanian: [kristiˈan munˈd͡ʒi.u]; born 27 April 1968; Iași) is a Romanian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. 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".

After studying English literature at the University of Iaşi, he worked for a few years as a teacher and as a journalist. After that, he enrolled at the University of Film in Bucharest to study film directing. After graduating in 1998, Mungiu made several short films. In 2002, he debuted with his first feature film, Occident. Occident enjoyed critical success, winning prizes in several film festivals and being featured in Director’s Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007 Mungiu wrote and directed his second feature, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The film was received enthusiastically, attracting critical praise and being selected in the official competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palme d'Or for feature film, marking the first time that prize was awarded to a Romanian filmmaker.

Mungiu has said that early Miloš Forman and Robert Altman are important filmmakers who influenced him. He also respects the realism of Bicycle Thieves, among other famous realistic films. Mungiu is the brother of political analyst Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.

Known for

Acting
2023 Room 999 Actor Self 59
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2009 Cinemaguerilla Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2022 R.M.N. Directing Director 61
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2016 Graduation Directing Director 62
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2012 Beyond the Hills Directing Director 62
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2009 Tales from the Golden Age Directing Director 60
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2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Directing Director 68
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2005 Lost and Found Directing Director 59
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2002 Occident Directing Director 59
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2000 Zapping Directing Director 59
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2000 Nici o întâmplare Directing Director 58
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2000 The Firemen's Choir Directing Director 59
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1999 Beowulf Directing Second Assistant Director Trainee 54
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1998 The Hand of Paulista Directing Director 59
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1998 Teen Knight Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1998 Train of Life Directing Second Assistant Director 63
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1997 Mariana Directing Director N/A
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1996 Horia Viorel Brief Directing Director N/A
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Fjord Directing Director N/A
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To the Edge of Sorrow Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Traffic Writing Writer N/A
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2022 R.M.N. Writing Screenplay 61
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2016 Graduation Writing Writer 62
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2012 Beyond the Hills Writing Screenplay 62
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2010 Outbound Writing Story 59
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2010 Stopover Writing Writer 58
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2009 Tales from the Golden Age Writing Writer 60
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2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Writing Screenplay 68
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2005 Canton Writing Writer 58
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2005 București-Berlin Writing Writer N/A
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2005 Lost and Found Writing Writer 59
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2002 Occident Writing Writer 59
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2000 Zapping Writing Writer 59
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2000 Nici o întâmplare Writing Writer 58
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2000 The Firemen's Choir Writing Writer 59
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1998 The Hand of Paulista Writing Writer 59
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1997 Mariana Writing Writer N/A
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1996 Horia Viorel Brief Writing Writer N/A
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Tales from the Golden Age: The Warsaw Pact Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 Girasoli Production Producer 58
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2022 R.M.N. Production Producer 61
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2022 Ruxx Production Producer 66
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2021 The Father Who Moves Mountains Production Producer 58
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2021 La Civil Production Co-Producer 61
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2020 Tuff Money Production Producer 68
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2018 Hackerville Production Producer 69
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2018 Lemonade Production Producer 59
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2018 The Sisters Brothers Production Associate Producer 66
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2016 6.9 on the Richter Scale Production Producer 59
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2016 Graduation Production Producer 62
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2016 Skugos Production Producer N/A
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2012 Beyond the Hills Production Producer 62
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2012 Cod rosu Production Producer 58
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2012 Après le silence - Ce qui n'est pas dit n'existe pas Production Co-Producer N/A
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2011 Off the Beaten Track Production Executive Producer N/A
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2009 Tales from the Golden Age Production Producer 60
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2007 From Tulcea to Constanța via Zalău Production Producer N/A
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2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Production Producer 68
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2006 Offset Production Associate Producer 59
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The Incident Production Executive Producer N/A
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Transit Times Production Co-Producer N/A
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Crew
2022 The Lost Year 1986 Crew Thanks 59
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2020 I Am Dorin Crew Thanks 59
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2020 Holy Father Crew Thanks 58
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2020 Vanity Project Crew Thanks N/A
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2018 The Sisters Brothers Crew Thanks 66
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2016 The Parrot (Papagajka) Crew Thanks 59
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