Minority co-pro Fjord to compete in Cannes
Cristian Mungiu’s latest feature is co-produced by the Finnish Aamu Film Company,
Image: Tudor Vladimir Panduru
The Palm d’Or winning Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu returns to the Competition in Cannes. His sixth film Fjord is a co-production between six countries.
This is the fifth time in the 2020s that a film supported by the Finnish Film Foundation is in Competition in Cannes. The previous films are Eagles of the Republic (2025), Fallen Leaves (2023), Boy from Heaven (2022) ja Compartment no. 6 (2021).
Cristian Mungiu, photographer Tudor Panduru
In Fjord, the Gheorghius, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbours, the Halbergs. Their children bond despite their different education. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents would have anything to do with it.
Fjord is co-produced by Aamu Film Company, producers Jussi Rantamäki and Emilia Haukka. The sound designer is Pietu Korhonen and the costume designer is Kirsi Gum.
The film is produced by Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu for Mobra Films (Romania). Other co-producers are Why Not Productions (France), Eye Eye Pictures (Norway), Snowglobe Film (Denmark), Filmgate Films and Garage Film (Sweden). The US distribution is handled by Neon and the international sales by Goodfellas.
Festival de Cannes takes place May 12–23, 2026.