Fjord, a drama directed by Cristian Mungiu, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve and follows a Christian family relocating from Romania to a Norwegian village. The story centers on evangelicals whose children are taken by child services after spanking them. Mungiu described the film as a tale of left-wing fundamentalism and said it is based on true events. The film questions the progressive values attributed to Norwegians and scrutinizes the child welfare system. Mungiu emphasized tolerance, inclusion, and empathy as values that should be practiced more often. Mungiu became the 10th filmmaker to win the Palme d’Or twice.
"This is a message about tolerance, inclusion, and empathy. These are wonderful values that we all cherish, but we need to put them into practice more often, Mungiu told the audience. Mungiu becomes just the 10th filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or twice. His, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian abortion drama, won the award in 2007."
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