Cristian Mungiu
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Oct 12, 2026
Tyler ApplebyGUEST
Mine is one that I'm confident is not on either of your lists because I know one of you saw it at a different festival, and one of you I don't think has seen it at all.
Tyler ApplebyGUEST
And it is Christian Mungiu's Fjord.
Zach ShevichHOST
Yeah.
AmandaGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Sebastian StanGUEST
it was a sto- Yeah.
Sebastian StanGUEST
And it was a story that I think made a lot of sense for me wanting to speak Romanian, uh, uh, which, which I speak fluently, in a film, um, and, and explore all these things that, um, are of my past, and then also for Cristian Mungiu, the filmmaker, to want to branch out beyond just making a film in Romania.
Megan BraunHOST
Mm.
Sebastian StanGUEST
A film that had multiple languages, and therefore had a bigger reach.
Megan BraunHOST
I feel like it's one of those movies that it, it, it makes you wanna immediately talk to someone and, and, like, form an opinion and see what they thought of it.
Sebastian StanGUEST
Yeah.
Sebastian StanGUEST
I, uh, I, I mean, a lot of, all of his movies, all of Cristian Mungiu's movies, uh, the director, uh, are like that, you know? They always-
Megan BraunHOST
Yeah
Michael KostaHOST
they believe their intentions to be good.
Sebastian StanGUEST
Yeah, and I think, I think a lot, again, uh, Christian Mungiu, the director, you know, spent a long time.
Sebastian StanGUEST
He used to be a journalist, so he went to Norway, he interviewed families, he found different cases.
Sebastian StanGUEST
He went-
NickHOST
The... uh progressive norwegians are the enemies in this film which is an interesting stance to take i thought this was a fascinating conversation piece i was reading coverage out of the toronto film festival where it also played and the people were not having it there but i think that it's really easy to find it distasteful on the surface depending on your political leanings, but I think it actually is a very wise film.
NickHOST
This was the second Palme d'Or win for Romanian auteur Christian Mungiu.
NickHOST
I do hope you catch up with it.
NickHOST
I thought Renato Renzva and Sebastian Stan are quite interesting in it.
David BianculliCORRESPONDENT
The new drama Fjord takes place in a small Norwegian town in which a recently arrived couple, played by Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, suddenly stands accused of abusing their children.
David BianculliCORRESPONDENT
The film, which won the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is the latest work from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, known for his acclaimed dramas like Graduation and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
David BianculliCORRESPONDENT
Fjord opens in theaters this week.
David BianculliCORRESPONDENT
Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.
Justin ChangCORRESPONDENT
The gifted Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu makes tense realist thrillers that lay bare his country's history of corruption and authoritarianism.
Justin ChangCORRESPONDENT
In Beyond the Hills, he took aim at intolerance within the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Justin ChangCORRESPONDENT
In his 2007 masterpiece, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, he laid bare the cruelties of the communist dictatorship in the late 1980s.
Christopher RosenGUEST
It won the Palme d'Or at, at Cannes.
Christopher RosenGUEST
It's Christian Mungiu, who previously won the Palme d'Or, so he's now a two-time Palme d'Or winner.
Christopher RosenGUEST
Uh, I thought it...
Christopher RosenGUEST
It's really good, but it is very...
Christopher RosenGUEST
Like, it, it, it is...
Christopher RosenGUEST
On paper it ticks all those boxes, and I'll be curious to see once it comes out how the discourse continues about it.
Christopher RosenGUEST
But, uh, to, to Christian Mungiu's credit, he's definitely, like, fine to talk about it, so [laughs] it seems like, uh, it will be continued to be in the conversation.
Katey RichGUEST
I'm curious what happens when it hits more of your world, Sonnie, of people who are engaged in politics and kind of the division in culture, 'cause it is something that, you know, if right-wing radio talk show hosts got it, they would have a field day with it, but I don't know if they'll watch it because it's a-
Tom O'BrienGUEST
Great.
Shadan LarkiHOST
And I mean, I have it in picture, director, at costumes, scores, cinematography.
Shadan LarkiHOST
Like, I think it's gonna be one of those, like, 10-plus nominations, like alongside The Odyssey, just because there's so mu- It's just such a feast of, um, of everything.
Shadan LarkiHOST
So I mean, of all, like, I think it was worth the trip to Toronto, no offense to my wonderful family.
Tom O'BrienGUEST
Fiorid, which is, uh, the Romanian entry and also qualified because it won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Tom O'BrienGUEST
[clears throat] That film has some detractors.
Tom O'BrienGUEST
Um, you know, it, it's very much, uh, uh, the director, Cristian Mungiu, um, it's very much in his wheelhouse.
Tom O'BrienGUEST
But in this case, very often he deals with films in which there is someone fighting a mob-
Mark DujsikHOST
Yes.
Brett ArnoldHOST
Let's talk about Fjord, the, uh, Romanian filmmaker, right? Uh, Christian Mungiu.
Brett ArnoldHOST
I don't know how to pronounce his name, so that was my attempt.
Brett ArnoldHOST
Uh, Sebastian Stan's in this.
Jason HarrisGUEST
No, that seems...
Jason HarrisGUEST
I mean, it's from Cristian Mungiu, the excellent Romanian filmmaker who's won, I, uh, at least two Palme d'Ors.
Jason HarrisGUEST
I think the other one was one we covered on Awesome Movie Years.
David RosenHOST
Yeah.
Sebastian StanGUEST
Yeah.
Sebastian StanGUEST
And I think, I think a lot, again, uh, Christian Mungiu, the director, you know, spent a long time...
Sebastian StanGUEST
He used to be a journalist, so he went to Norway, he interviewed families.
Sebastian StanGUEST
He found different cases.
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