Fjord probes gray areas of faith and family at Cannes

Cannes premiere Fjord, Cristian Mungiu’s first foreign-language drama, situates a conservative Romanian family in a remote Norwegian fjord where a child-protection probe tests beliefs and exposes the clash between tradition and liberal modernity; the film resists easy answers, anchored by restrained, convincing performances from Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, strong supporting work, and striking visuals, earning multiple minutes of standing ovation and marking it as a thought-provoking entry in a polarized era.