Neon Sets October Release for Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’
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Neon has scheduled the Palme d’Or-winning film “Fjord” for an Oct. 9 release, according to a report from Variety. The movie, directed by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as parents in a Romanian family with strict religious beliefs who move to a small village in Norway. After bruises are noticed on their daughter’s body at school, their five children are taken away, leading to a legal saga. Variety’s Guy Lodge described the film as a “brilliantly knotted social drama.” The release date matches that of Neon’s prior Palme winners, including “Parasite,” “Anora,” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” all of which received Oscar nominations, with “Parasite” and “Anora” winning best picture. Mungiu previously won the Palme d’Or in 2007 for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” and has since earned best screenplay and best director prizes at Cannes. Neon has achieved a record seven consecutive Palme d’Ors, starting with “Parasite” and continuing through “Fjord.”
What’s reported
“Fjord” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Neon acquired the movie a year ago and has slated it for Oct. 9.
The film is directed by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu.
It stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as parents of a Romanian family with strict religious beliefs who move to a small village in Norway.
After bruises are noticed on their daughter’s body at school, their five children are taken away, and a legal saga ensues.
Variety’s Guy Lodge called the film a “brilliantly knotted social drama.”
The Oct. 9 release date matches Neon’s prior Palme winners “Parasite,” “Anora,” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” all of which received Oscar nominations, with “Parasite” and “Anora” winning best picture.
Mungiu previously won the Palme d’Or in 2007 for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” best screenplay in 2012 for “Beyond the Hills,” and best director in 2016 for “Graduation.”
Neon has scored a record seven consecutive Palme d’Ors, starting with Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” and continuing through “Fjord.”
Key figures
Cristian Mungiu (director of “Fjord”)
Sebastian Stan (actor in “Fjord”)
Renate Reinsve (actress in “Fjord”)
Guy Lodge (Variety critic)
Bong Joon Ho (director of “Parasite”)
Julia Ducournau (director of “Titane”)
Ruben Östlund (director of “Triangle of Sadness”)
Justine Triet (director of “Anatomy of a Fall”)
Sean Baker (director of “Anora”)
Jafar Panahi (director of “It Was Just an Accident”)
Sources: Variety
