Following the deaths of Mihai’s parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth’s family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope for a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghiu family’s young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.

“Mungiu doesn’t have a definitive answer to this question, and one of the things that makes “Fjord” so rewarding is the sense that he’s exploring how he feels about these people and these issues along with us as their story unfolds. No one quite knows where the age of extremism and polarization that we’re in today is going, but we need to start talking about the avalanches it’s triggering.” ~ Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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