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Romanian Film Days 2024

Freedom

Dir.: Tudor Giurgiu
| 109 minutes

In the chaotic days of the 1989 Romanian revolution, a violent altercation between the various government forces and civilians takes place in Sibiu. When the police chief tries to escape, he is arrested alongside hundreds of prisoners accused of terrorism. Freedom is a direct and condensed historical drama.

A Higher Law

Dir.: Octav Chelaru
| 123 minutes

Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and the town priest's wife, becomes involved with a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. A Higher Law centers on the tension between tradition and family and religious and social doubt, and how doubt can kindle new paths in life.

Men of Deeds

Dir.: Paul Negoescu
| 105 minutes

Ilie enjoys the easy life of a village policeman, but his passivity turns him into an accomplice to murder. Tension accumulates in the village, forcing Ilie to make a final decision. Men of Deeds' action scenes reminded Screen critic of Tarantino and the Coen brothers.

The Goat and Her Three Kids

Dir.: Victor Canache
| 83 minutes

A widow living in a rural and remote area is forced to protect her three children from a violent relative who takes revenge on her for refusing his advantages. Based on a Romanian folklore, Victor Canache presents a straightforward thriller that transforms the bedtime story into a tale of horror.

Carbon

Dir.: Ion Bors
| 103 minutes

A tractor driver enlisting in the military and an Afghanistan war veteran drive together to the base. On the way, they find a body and decided to give it a proper burial. What follows is an absurd journey involving the army, politicians, mobsters, and villagers.

Occasional Spies

Dir.: Oana Giurgiu
| 119 minutes

During WWII, the British Intelligence Office recruited Zionist youngsters to parachute into occupied Eastern European countries to rescue prisoners of war and help to create resistance movements. Occasional Spies captures this significant chapter of history.

Unidentified

Dir.: Bogdan George Apetri
| 123 minutes

A police detective, whose personal life is in shambles, insists on tackling a difficult case that doesn't interest anyone. Unidentified is a staggering police thriller, with a singular performance by Bogdan Farcas as a rugged hero flirting with both sides of the law.

The Ladder

Dir.: Vlad Paunescu
| 137 minutes

Andrei, a sensitive, socially awkward young man, turns to acting in his search for true happiness. With the fall of Communism, he is blinded by the illusion of freedom and democracy and faces a series of brutal events that have deeply marked Romania's recent history.

Good Guys Go to Heaven

Dir.: Radu Potcoava
| 86 minutes

Dan dies in a car crash. He reaches Purgatory, a strange place located on a desert beach, where the weather is warm and the drinks are always cold. there experiences moments of soul-searching about his life and insights into his actions...