Five Children Are Taken From Their Parents in 'Fjord,' Which Won Top Prize at Cannes
The drama follows a Romanian-Norwegian family after child-protective services removes all five children amid abuse allegations.
- Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu's latest drama, 'Fjord,' opens in theaters on Friday, October 16. The Palme d'Or winning film follows a Romanian family's custody battle in Norway after their children are removed by Child Protective Services.
- Mungiu established himself as a major international talent in 2007 when his searing abortion drama '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. His work often examines institutional oppression and corruption.
- The story follows married couple Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, devout Christians who relocate to Norway with five children. Following abuse allegations, the agency removes the children, pitting the parents against an unyielding legal system.
- Reception to the film has been divisive, with some critics accusing it of reducing the European welfare state to a villain. Others argue the story highlights how discrimination can arise even in inclusive communities.
- Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve deliver restrained performances as the parents, embodying the family's anguish. Mungiu employs signature long takes and wide-screen compositions, crafting a drama critics describe as manipulative and intentionally ambiguous.
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Palme d’Or Prestige: ‘Fjord’ Tops Indie Openers, ‘Naza’ Eyes $500k Surge – Specialty Box Office
Neon’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning drama Fjord starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve had a terrific $124k opening on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, as documentary Naza marks a strong week two expansion. Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord is the director’s second Palme d’Or for Mungiu and the seventh consecutive win for Neon. The film also took the FIPRESCI Award at Cannes and is Romania’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature. It follow…
The most shocking scene in "Fjord, a new film by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, appears about a third of the duration of the film. In a long sequence, Lisbet, a Christian who lives with her husband in a small Norwegian city, receives an unexpected visit from local officials who suspect the couple of mistreating their children, notes The New York Times.
How ‘Fjord’ Challenges Hollywood’s Lecture Circuit
Expect an abundance of lectures this Oscar season. From “Musk,” a three-plus-hour attack on the Tesla gazillionaire, to Tom Cruise’s Climate Change-obsessed “Digger,” Hollywood will roll out its favorite far-left TED Talks. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. And then there’s “Fjord.” The Norwegian drama, in select theaters now before its October 23 expansion, doesn’t follow the Hollywood playbook. At times, it’s a course correction that will shock viewers. …
'Fjord' Details a Family’s Sudden Nightmare in Norway
Reinsve and Stan, top center and right, play the parents of an ultra-religious family caught at the center of a child protection case. —Courtesy of NeonRomanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu makes thoughtful movies about social issues that cross international borders: In 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a young Romanian woman risks her life for an illegal abortion. R.M.N. explores xeno-phobia in a small Transylvanian village, dissecting the complexity …
Five children are taken from their parents in 'Fjord,' which won top prize at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear.
The best movies of ‘Fjord’ stars
Oscar nominated actors Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve co-star in the new film from Romanian auteur Christian Mungiu, “Fjord,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and opens in theaters this week. It’s not Mungiu’s first Palme — his devastating abortion drama “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” won the prize in 2007, and it’s also not the first time Stan and Reinsve have co-starred in a film. In “Fjord,” they portray a Roman…
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