The Dark Side of the Fjord: A Cautionary Tale for Our Times The Cannes Film Festival has long been synonymous with controversy, but the premiere of Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" was a stark reminder that even within its rarefied atmosphere, the darkest corners of human nature can still rear their ugly head.
The Romanian director's latest drama tells the story of a family torn apart by the state's overreach and elicited gasps and snorts from the audience as it laid bare the searing drama of a family struggling to adapt to life in a small Norwegian village.
Mungiu's film is a powerful exploration of cultural identity and the dangers of imposing one set of values on another.