Sebastian Stan Says Bald Look for Fjord Felt Liberating

Sebastian Stan spoke about how shaving his head for the film Fjord made him feel almost unrecognizable. He plays Mihai Gheorghiu, a Romanian family patriarch, in director Cristian Mungiu's movie, which reaches theaters Oct. 9. Stan said the production skipped makeup and that the change was liberating.

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Stan shaved the top of his head to look balding in Fjord, and he said adjusting to his reflection was part of the point. He called the change freeing. He plays Mihai Gheorghiu, a Romanian patriarch, in Cristian Mungiu’s film, which opens Oct. 9. The plot involves his family facing Norway’s courts after an incident with his children.

Stan, 44, was born in Romania and lived there until age eight, so he prepared his Romanian. He said local crew could detect mistakes. The movie used no makeup, which he liked because it saved time. Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed and Markus Tønseth also star