France, May 24 -- The emotionally-charged closing ceremony wrapped up an unusual festival, which contained a mix of political references to current conflicts and a host of stories from a LGBTQ+ perspective.

After 11 days of discovery, surprises and debates over the merits of each of the 22 films in competition, the nine-member jury rendered its verdict.

"We chose this film because of its capacity to address the theme of diversity," Jury President Park Chan-Wook told the audience gathered at the Grand Theatre Lumiere in Cannes.

A very loud round of applause erupted when the Palme d'Or was attributed to Fjord, by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu - his second after 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days in 2007.

In Fjord, a Romanian-Norwegian fam...