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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 6,685 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic81/100
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Cristian MungiuDirector
- Kaspar KaaeOriginal Music Composer
- Cristian MungiuWriter
Cast
- Sebastian StanMihai Gheorghiu
- Renate ReinsveLisbet Gheorghiu
- Lisa CarlehedMia Halberg
- Ellen Dorrit PetersenGunda
- Lisa Loven KongsliFrida
- Henrikke Lund OlsenNoora Halberg
- Vanessa CebanElia Gheorghiu
- Jonathan Ciprian BreazuEmmanuel Gheorghiu
- Giulia NahmanyRuth
- Ingvild LienHead Nurse Mathilde
- Turid Rivertz VatneBrita
- Alin PancDan
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Themes
small townchild abusenorwaysocietal hypocrisyfamily dramaevangelical christianityparentssecularismromaniacultural conflictfamily tensionimmigrant family