'Fjord': Effectively Frustrating, but One-Dimensional
The film follows a family’s fight against Norway’s child welfare system after teachers report bruises and a child’s comments raise suspicions, prompting foster placements.
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'Fjord': effectively frustrating, but one-dimensional
“You need to learn to admit when you’re wrong.” This is one of the first things that Mihai Gheorghiu (Sebastian Stan) says to his daughter in the opening moments of “Fjord.” It also concludes one of the more harrowing scenes in the film. Mihai’s wife, Lisbet (Renate Reinsve), hugs their eldest daughter Elia (Vanessa Ceban) […] The post ‘Fjord’: effectively frustrating, but one-dimensional appeared first on Rough Draft®.
The conflict between an immigrant religious couple and a progressive host country rhymes with blind angles and prejudices.
'Fjord' Review: A Quiet Norwegian Village Turns Into a Moral Pressure Cooker
Cristian Mungiu does not make comfortable movies, and ‘Fjord‘ might be his most uncomfortable one yet. The Romanian filmmaker won the Palme d’Or for it at Cannes, his 2nd after ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’, and it marks his English language debut. I went in curious how his patient, cold eyed style would...
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