 In 2005, Puiu's second feature, "The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu", a journey through the Romanian health care system, competed in the un certain regard category of the Cannes Film Festival and won the prize ""Un certain regard"".It thereafter won many more prizes around the world, becoming the most awarded Romanian film ever made.American critics, previously rarely interested in Romanian cinema, were especially enthusiastic about the film; 93 percent of reviews it received were categorized by Rotten Tomatoes as positive.