Fjord: curiously underdeveloped addition to Cristian Mungiu’s body of work explores religious persecution in a small Scandinavian town

The Romanian director’s Palme d'Or-winning film about an evangelical family who are suspected of child abuse is filled with spectacular and unnerving imagery, but is let down by unconvincing characterisation.

Fjord: curiously underdeveloped addition to Cristian Mungiu’s body of work explores religious persecution in a small Scandinavian town
The Romanian director’s Palme d'Or-winning film about an evangelical family who are suspected of child abuse is filled with spectacular and unnerving imagery, but is let down by unconvincing characterisation.