Neon continues a seven-year run at Cannes Film Festival.
***Fjord ***is Christian Mungiu’s first feature-length film in English. It follows a Romanian-Norwegian couple, Mihai (Sebastian Stan) and Lisbet (Renate Reinsve), who move with their children to a small, remote village where Lisbet grew up. Their hopes for a fresh start begin to unravel after they encounter another couple whose values and way of life go against their own. It also features Lisa Carlehed (Mia), Ellen Dorrit Petersen (Gunda), Lisa Loven Kongsli (Frida), Henrikke Lund-Olsen (Noora), Vanessa Ceban (Elia), Markus Tønseth (Mats), and Jonathan Ciprian Breazu (Emmanuel).
Mungiu’s* Fjord *was critically acclaimed and received a Palme d’Or award at the iconic festival, marking the studio’s seventh win in a row. The Palme d’Or is the most prestigious award a filmmaker can win at Cannes. Beginning all the way back in 1955, the title is given each year to the director of the best feature film. This is also the director’s second Palme d’Or win, making him one of only ten other creators to do so.
Neon secured distribution rights for Fjord across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in May 2025. French company Goodfellas is handling international distribution. There is currently no official release date for Fjord in the US at the time of this article’s publication. However, the movie will debut in theaters on August 19, 2026, in France and on September 4, 2026, in Norway.
Neon’s streak started in 2019 when Bong Joon Ho’s* Parasite* won the Palme d’Or, which later took home four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, and Best Original Screenplay). Parasite was also nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Production Design. The company also won the award for Titane (Julia Ducournau),* Triangle of Sadness* (Ruben Östlund), *Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet), Anora (Sean Baker), and It Was Just an Accident *(Jafar Panahi).
There is currently no confirmed theatrical release date for*** Fjord*** in the United States. However, it is expected to debut in late 2026.
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Cristian Mungiu
Cristian Mungiu
Tudor Reu, Cristian Mungiu, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar