On Monday, Romanian President Traian Basescu awarded the national order Romanian Star, in the rank of Commander, on Mungiu "for his contribution, by which he asserted himself, as an exponent of the young generation of Romanian directors, to promoting the national cinematography worldwide".
Rumunski predsednik Trajan Bašesku u ponedeljak je dodelio Mungiuu nacionalni orden Rumunska zvezda, reda komandanta, "za njegov doprinos, kojim se afirmisao kao eksponent mlade generacije rumunskih režisera, promovisanju nacionalne kinematografije širom sveta".