Renate Reinsve On The 'Backrooms' "Explosion" & Not Judging The Characters In 'Fjord'

Renate Reinsve On Making Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes Smash ‘Fjord’

By now, Renate Reinsve is no stranger to the closing-night pomp of the Cannes Film Festival, having won the best actress trophy in 2021 for Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, her first ever leading role. Since then, she’s clearly mastered the art of capturing souls; after reteaming with Trier for last year’s […]

Renate Reinsve On The 'Backrooms' "Explosion" & Not Judging The Characters In 'Fjord'

It’s been quite a year for Renate Reinsve. Or perhaps we should say it was quite a May. Her first collaboration with director Cristian Mungiu, “Fjord,” won the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Less than a week later, Kane Parsons’ prestige horror thriller “Backrooms” opened to $81 million in the U.S. alone, on its way to eventually earning $400 million worldwide. Continue reading Renate Reinsve On The ‘Backrooms’ “Explosion” & Not Ju…