Fjord - Time Out
‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ director Cristian Mungiu heads to Norway to hold progressive and conservative ideologies to account
www.timeout.comopened at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, went head-to-head in the competition with Reinsve as part of a Romanian-Norwegian couple living in a remote Norwegian town, triggering intense scrutiny from locals and authorities. Mungiu directs a 146-minute drama that weaves English, Romanian, Norwegian, and Swedish, as production pools multiple European companies. Fjord took home the Palme d'Or, distributed by Le Pacte in France and US release via Neon. The cast includes Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, portraying a couple whose relocation prompts intense community and judicial scrutiny. Runtime around 146 minutes, languages include English, Romanian, Norwegian, and Swedish, producing a layered, cross-cultural drama.