Following the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope for a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghiu family’s young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.

How can we hope to truly become multicultural when we’re quicker to judge than to understand? Mungiu doesn’t have a definitive answer to this question, and one of the things that makes “Fjord” so rewarding is the sense that he’s exploring how he feels about these people and these issues along with us as their story unfolds.
Brian Tallerico
RogerEbert.com