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Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu’s film “Fjord” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year. It follows Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a Romanian-Norwegian couple who move with their five young children from Bucharest to Lisbet’s native Norway. Their new neighbors welcome them, but trust erodes after a PE teacher notices bruises on the couple’s eldest daughter, Elia. Child protection services become involved, and the state separates the parents from their children, including their newborn baby. The film never fully explains how Elia’s bruises came about, leaving viewers to consider the conflict between the family’s…
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