Fjord

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The Gheorghius, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbors, the Halbergs. Their children bond despite their different education. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents would have anything to do with it.

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Presenting a knotty moral dilemma and refusing to provide easy answers, Cristian Mungiu's superbly well-acted Fjord has a chilly surface that belies a heated humanity beneath the frost.

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

3 days ago

2.5/4

It’s built to get under your skin.

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Dana Stevens

Slate

4 days ago

Fjord may not have the harrowing power of the director’s very best work, but it’s an exacting study of a contemporary social issue that’s rigorous without being clinical.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

5 days ago

Certainly, Mungui is such a skilled director that he could easily tell you who to root for and exactly when you should feel good about standing up and cheering. But he would rather leave you twisting a bit in the wind.

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Wilson Kwong

Film Inquiry

2 hrs ago

Not a perfect swing by any means, but like any Mungiu film, offers ample food for thought.

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Christopher Cross

Asynchronous Media

1 day ago

3.5/5

An admirably crafted screenplay that isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty, Fjord succinctly captures an all-too-common clash of ideals with a calm, icy demeanour.

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Karen Gordon

Original Cin

1 day ago

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Does bias drive characters who've taken children away from their parents? Are Mihal and Lisbet guilty as charged, or victims of misunderstandings and unspoken prejudices? Mungiu keeps things ambiguous, and increasingly claustrophobic and unsettling.

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Karolina Likhachev

3 hrs ago

no story, zero ending, anti-entertainment

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Mushfiqur R

5 days ago

Apparently, I'm not woke enough. I liked how it showed the 2 extremes of both sides.

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Roy J

6 days ago

The better version of Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway

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virginia S

@Ginny72 1 hr ago

I thought it would be better. Not much happens.

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Desiree Z

@DarkStaircase 2 days ago

This really revved my engine in the theater. Well constructed move, totally built Fjord tough. Definitely better than that knockoff: Djodge.

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Maria S

@mspiotti 4 days ago

At the heart of the film lies a devastating psychological struggle. The parents desperately want their children back, yet they must constantly weigh every word, every reaction, and every expression of disagreement against the possibility that the authorities might use it against them. They are trapped between the instinct to fight for what they believe is best for their children and the terrifying realization that standing up for themselves might cost them the very children they are trying to protect. The tension is relentless, yet it rarely needs to be expressed through dramatic gestures. It exists in conversations, silences, expressions, and the constant awareness that one wrong word might have irreversible consequences. Equally disturbing is the film's portrayal of institutional cruelty. People do not necessarily have to be malicious to inflict tremendous suffering. They convinced of their own righteousness, and yet profoundly indifferent to the pain their decisions cause.

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Synopsis

The Gheorghius, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbors, the Halbergs. Their children bond despite their different education. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents would have anything to do with it.

Director: Cristian Mungiu
Producer: Cristian Mungiu, Pascal Caucheteux, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors, Mikkel Jersin, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka, Sean Wheelan, Kristina Börjeson, Mimmi Spång, Vincent Maraval, Marco Perego, Adela Vrinceanu Celebidachi
Screenwriter: Cristian Mungiu
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Mobra Films, Eye Eye Pictures, Why Not Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 26m

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