Actor Sebastian Stan defended the "conservative" reading of his latest film, "Fjord," while promoting the movie on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Wednesday night."Fjord" follows a Romanian-Norwegian Christian couple, played by Stan and actress Renate Reinsve, moving to a Norwegian village only to be suspected of abusing their children by what's seen as a progressive nation.The two must then fight to win back custody of their kids from a society suspicious of their traditional methods.Host Michael Kosta remarked that the film could be seen as "fairly conservative" based on its themes of a religious family pushing back against a progressive European country.
Stan agreed with the description but said that deeming it "conservative" does not negate the issues covered in the film.'PROJECT HAIL MARY' WINS RAVE REVIEWS AS ANTI-WOKE HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERSebastian Stan promoted his latest film "Fjord" on "The Daily Show." (Rob Kim/Getty Images for BAFTA)"Some people might characterize the themes of this movie as fairly conservative.What's your response to that? Are people overthinking it?" Kosta asked."I think that's a pretty fair assessment, but that should not necessarily cancel out the issues that, you know, this family is facing or that the feelings that they have and the desire that they have to, you know, raise the kids in the best way they can," Stan said.
"I think there's probably always, right, on either side there needs to be an opening of the door, you know, for a sort of more of a back and forth to happen….I mean, this is one thing.
Like, when did conservative become so wrong?"The Marvel actor added that he did not grow up in a religious home like the family in his film but urged audiences to consider the perspectives of people like the characters he portrays.CHRISTIAN FAMILY TAKES FIGHT TO DC EMBASSY AFTER GOVERNMENT SEIZES DAUGHTERS OVER 'RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM'"As long as there is curiosity at least instead of immediate judgment, maybe there is something ...