“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.
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Cast
23 people
Sebastian Stan
Mihai Gheorghiu
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Captain America: The First Avenger
Renate Reinsve
Lisbet Gheorghiu
Known for
Backrooms
The Worst Person in the World
Lisa Carlehed
Mia Halberg
Known for
The Tunnel
The Marco Effect
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Gunda
Known for
Thelma
Blind
Lisa Loven Kongsli
Frida
Known for
Wonder Woman
Force Majeure
Henrikke Lund Olsen
Noora Halberg
Known for
War Sailor
Markus Tønseth
Mats Halberg
Known for
Ragnarok
Vanessa Ceban
Elia Gheorghiu
No other roles listed
Jonathan Ciprian Breazu
Emmanuel Gheorghiu
No other roles listed
Christian Rubeck
Attorney Jacobsen
Known for
What Happened to Monday
The Saboteurs
Øyvind Venstad Kjeksrud
Åke
Also in
Ragnarok
22 July
Giulia Nahmany
Ruth
Known for
The Cleansing Hour
High Strung Free Dance
Cristian Mungiu Director · Kaspar Kaae Composer Tudor Vladimir Panduru Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $4.8M · United States release October 9, 2026
Box office
Budget
$4,750,000
Worldwide gross
$1,634,897
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Mobra Films
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
Eye Eye Pictures
Production
Snowglobe
Production
Aamu Film Company
Production
Garagefilm International
Production
Film i Väst
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Goodfellas
Production
Library Pictures International
Production
L.E.A.F. Entertainment
Production
Mediefondet Zefyr
Production
Romania · Norway · France · Finland · Denmark · Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian · Romanian · Swedish
Release dates
France · May 18, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 9, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · November 24, 2026
Digital
United States
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival / Mill Valley Film Festival
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival / Vermont International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Theatrical
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival
Argentina
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
February 11, 2027 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 14, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Australia
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · Nordic Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
January 21, 2027 · Theatrical
Austria
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
December 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
February 4, 2027 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Kinomania Film Festival
Canada
September 10, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
September 29, 2026 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Toronto, Ontario
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
Chile
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
China
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Croatia
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · El Gouna Film Festival
Estonia
January 29, 2027 · Theatrical
Finland
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
January 22, 2027 · Theatrical
France
June 30, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
July 21, 2026 · Premiere · Bleu Nuit Film Festival
August 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Georgia
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
November 2, 2026 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Nordic Film Days Lubeck
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · FilmFestival Cottbus
January 7, 2027 · Theatrical
Greece
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · bc30
Indonesia
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Bandung World Cinema / Malang World Cinema
Ireland
November 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
July 10, 2026 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Arava Desert Film Festival
February 18, 2027 · Theatrical
Italy
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
November 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
February 19, 2027 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · SPOT Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
February 5, 2027 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
January 28, 2027 · Theatrical
Mongolia
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Noordelijk Film Festival
December 3, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 25, 2026 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
August 28, 2026 · Premiere · Oslo Pix Film Festival
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
August 13, 2026 · Premiere · Lima International Film Festival
Philippines
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
July 23, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · All About Freedom Festival
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · ToruńCAMERIMAGE
January 29, 2027 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · LEFFEST – Lisboa Film Festival
Puerto Rico
October 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
June 13, 2026 · Limited theatrical
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
January 15, 2027 · Theatrical
Russia
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Mayak Film Festival
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · KARO International Art Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Serbia
November 20, 2026 · Premiere · Belgrade Auteur Film Festival
December 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
South Korea
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Ourense Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Gáldar International Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · International Social Film Festival of Catalonia
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
January 15, 2027 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 2, 2026 · Theatrical
November 19, 2026 · Premiere · Arctic Light Filmfestival
Switzerland
August 19, 2026 · Theatrical · French
January 7, 2027 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
December 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Filmekimi
January 15, 2027 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Bath Film Festival
October 28, 2026 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Cheltenham Film Festival
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Glasgow
November 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Montevideo International Film Festival
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