Special report: The 60th Cannes Film Festival

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, right, accepts the Palme d'Or from American actress Jane Fonda for his film "4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile" ("4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days"), during the awards ceremony at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Sunday, May 27, 2007.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    PARIS, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday with a small movie about two student friends sharing the drama of a back-alley abortion.

    "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a low-budget film about a Bucharest college student who goes through horror to ensure that her friend can have an illegal abortion, beat 21 other movies to snatch the top prize, the Palme d'Or.

    The Romanian triumph at Cannes spotlights Romania's fledging film industry as the rising star in European cinema.

    The jury for Un Certain Regard, a secondary contest at the festival, also gave its highest honor to "California Dreaming," the first feature by Romanian director Cristian Nemescu set in Romania during the Kosovo war of 1999.