

“When does protection become control?”
After moving from Romania to a remote Norwegian village to rebuild their lives, a family finds hope in their welcoming neighbors, but their fragile new beginning is threatened when their young daughter arrives at school covered in bruises.
Directed by Cristian Mungiu, Tudor Reu
User score
97 votes
Released
June 13, 2026
2h 26m
English, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish
Budget → Revenue
$4.8M → $1.6M

Sebastian Stan
Mihai Gheorghiu

Renate Reinsve
Lisbet Gheorghiu

Lisa Carlehed
Mia Halberg

Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Gunda

Lisa Loven Kongsli
Frida

Henrikke Lund Olsen
Noora Halberg

Markus Tønseth
Mats Halberg
Vanessa Ceban
Elia Gheorghiu
Jonathan Ciprian Breazu
Emmanuel Gheorghiu

Christian Rubeck
Attorney Jacobsen

Øyvind Venstad Kjeksrud
Åke

Giulia Nahmany
Ruth

Erik Hivju
Frederick Grandfather

Ingvild Lien
Head Nurse Mathilde

Bartek Kaminski
Klaus

Turid Rivertz Vatne
Brita

Alin Panc
Dan
Emilie Hetland
Foster Mother

Maria Bock
Family court judge

Thorbjørn Harr
Chief Policeman