The director of Fjord takes the ‘risky position’ of moderator
Cristian Mungiu's sixth feature, Fjord, concerns a family on trial. They seem like good people, God-fearing. They've just moved from Romania to a small hamlet nestled in the fjords of rural Norway. There is Mamma (Renate Reinsve), Tata (a bald and bespectacled Sebastian Stan), and their passel of children. They are an openly religious and […]
The Verge has reported on Cristian Mungiu's sixth feature film, Fjord, which follows a religious Romanian family living in a small Norwegian hamlet in 2026. The family, portrayed by Renata Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, are devout and proselytizing, with parents Mamma and Tata believing in punitive consequences for actions. The film begins quietly and delves into the challenges faced by the family as Norway becomes increasingly suspicious of devout individuals, reserving its famous tolerance for the secular.
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