Fjord
The deeply religious and conservative Romanian-Norwegian Gheorghius family moves to a small community in a remote fjord in Norway. Although the couple raises their five children according to biblical values, they form close bonds with their new neighbors. But when teenager Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school one day with bruises, alarm bells start ringing, and the village community turns completely against the parents’ traditional parenting style…
The powerful film Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, is loosely based on the true story of the Bodnariu family. The film illustrates how quickly openness can turn into exclusion and will undoubtedly give you food for thought—and spark discussion.
Fjord premiered this spring at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or and the FIPRESCI Prize, and is Romania’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. This is director Cristian Mungiu’s second Palme d’Or, following the one he received in 2007 for his film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and marks his third film to be submitted as Romania’s entry for the Academy Awards.
