'Fjord' by Romania's Cristian Mungui wins Cannes best film prize
“Fjord,” a thought-provoking drama about domestic violence and left-wing prejudices by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, won the best film prize at the Cannes Film Festival on May 23 at a star-packed closing ceremony.
In his second Palme d’Or-winning film, Mungiu explored the contradictions of Scandinavia’s supposed tolerance in a drama featuring Norwegian star Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan.It follows a devoutly Christian Norwegian-Romanian couple and their five children who move to a remote village.
“This is a message about tolerance, inclusion and empathy. These are wonderful values that we all cherish, but we need to put them into practice more often,” Mungiu told the audience.
The movie is based on true events and is notable for how it questions the supposedly progressive values of Norwegian society, as well as religious bias in the country’s child welfare system.
