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Fjord review
Cannes film festival: The Palme laureate here makes a misstep with an odd, disquieting film that leaves too many issues unresolved
TL;DR
- Cristian Mungiu's film 'Fjord' is criticized for being anticlimactic and underpowered.
- The film features Sebastian Stan as Mihai and Renate Reinsve as Lisbet, a Romanian couple living in Norway.
- Mihai and Lisbet's strict, fundamentalist Christian parenting leads to their children being removed due to visible marks and bruises.
- The film ambiguously explores themes of parenting, cultural differences, prejudice against Christians and Romanians, and the justice system.
- The ending is described as inert and suspense-free, with unresolved plot points regarding the relationship between the teenage daughters.