Swedish Theatrical Release for Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or-Winning Fjord

Today, 2 October, Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning "Fjord" opens in Swedish cinemas. Starring Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, the film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it was awarded the festival’s most prestigious prize, the Palme d’Or.

Earlier this week, Film i Väst and TriArt hosted an exclusive premiere screening at Bio Roy in Gothenburg, with director Cristian Mungiu in attendance for a conversation following the screening. Photos from the premiere screening are available on Film i Väst’s Facebook and Instagram channels.

Fjord

Cristian Mungiu

Synopsis

Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, move from Romania to Norway with their children to be closer to Lisbet’s family. They quickly bond with their neighbors, the Halbergs: Mats is the school principal while his wife Mia is a retired lawyer. Mats’ daughter, Noora, is a rebellious adolescent but the friendship with her new neighbors starts changing her. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community wonders if the strict, traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get would have anything to do with it.

As tensions grow, both families must confront their different views on family, freedom, and progress, raising a difficult question: Where does personal freedom end and society’s demand for conformity begin?

Production Facts

Director & Scriptwriter: Cristian Mungiu
Producers: Cristian Mungiu, Tudor Reu, Pascal Caucheteux, Dyveke Bjørkly Grave & Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Fjord is a romanian-french-norwegian-swedish-danish-finnish co-production produced by Mobra Films, Eye Eye Pictures and Why Not Productions in co-production with Film i Väst, Filmgate Films (Sean Wheelan), Garagefilm International (Mimmi Spång), Snowglobe, Aamu Film Company, France 3 Cinéma, and Godfellas. In association with Library Pictures International, Leaf Entertainment och Mediefondet Zefyr and with the support of Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Norsk Filminstitutt, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut, Suomen Elokuvasäätiö, Vestnorsk Filmsenter, France Télévisions, The Creative Europe Media Programme of the European Union and Eurimages - Council of Europe.

Starring Sebastian Stan ("The Apprentice") and Renate Reinsve ("Sentimental Value").
Post production in Region Västra Götaland by Filmgate VFX and CAN Film.
Swedish distribution: TriArt Film

Photo credit: Tudor Panduru