Production
This documentary is meant to open a window, past prejudice and intolerance, into the lives of Cristi and George, two young men whose only crime is that they are deeply in love.
The film tells the story of one of the oldest circus families in Romania, descendants of the Globus Circus founder, Toma Zdebschi. Mina and Carol have been married for 55 years. They were both circus artists. Mina is 75 and Carol is 84.
Documentary about the golden generation of Romanian football and its achievements, especially at the 1994 world cup.
Four boys between 11 and 13 years old are members of the rock band Blană Bombă. The magnificent four are observed both on the path of artistic transformations, and on the way from childhood to adolescence.
A weekend at the seaside brings out a sick relationship between an over protective mother and her daughter, Luna.
One night, just before the holidays, in an empty park, two small-time thugs hold up a strange looking man. Where's the Christmas spirit?
Ioan Colţea, who is turning 91, lives in a quiet village in the mountains. Surrounded by his extended family, always serene and detached, he is now looking at his kids, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with kindness, warmth and resignation in his eyes. The family gets together for an entire week not only to celebrate grandpa, but also to agree on building him a new grave and cross, all under Ioan Colţea’s strict observation.
An extremely emotional story about the last hours of the life of an old woman whose relatives and friends are preparing her last journey.
How do seven young people, former street children from Romania, get to see the Pacific Ocean? On 1 December 2008, a Romanian national team participates for the first time in the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. The film follows the team from the formation of the squad to the end of the championship. The young people are from Timisoara and Arad, runaway children who now live in abandoned houses or who have managed to get a job and live in rented accommodation after going through orphanages or prisons. After taking a beating from many teams, the young Romanians manage to beat the USA. They are happy. They are all thinking of never going "home" again. It's warm and nice here, the people are nice. "In case I stay, I kissed you all!" says one of them cautiously. But after taking pictures of themselves on the beach with the ocean behind them and beautiful girls by their side, the seven return to Romania and get on with their lives.
As a football match paralyses Bucharest, Dana boards young Alex's cab. Once in front of her building, despite their obvious differences, Dana asks Alex to stay with her for the night. At any price.
Five old friends spend a few days together in the resort they used to go in their youth. One of them will bring news that will perturb their holiday.
Three men go into a pub. The first man has too many questions. The second man has the perfect plan. The third man has no chance.
The documentary follows and underground benevolent network of people who are buying chemotherapy drugs abroad and transporting them to Romanian patients, since in Romania chemotherapy drugs are not available.
Vlad, 38, works as a tour guide on cruise ships. When he started work ten years ago, he left behind a failed relationship and a small child: Max, his son, who is now almost a teenager. Vlad happens to come back to Romania for a week and tries to connect with his son and make up for the lost time.
It was 1978 and the Romanian dictator Ceausescu was in control of the country. Artists were being prosecuted and isolated due to their "unacceptable" background and views. Amongst them stood the extremely talented musician Rodion Rosca. Although he was a radio star, his debut album was never released.
An emotional rollercoaster journey within the music and the social transformations of the last 50 years in Romania, seen through the eyes of a famous DJ during communist times.
The attempt to spend a romantic anniversary at a hotel ends badly for Laura and Marius, having to return to their apartment early. At home they find that romance still exists. Unfortunately, not for them.
Every year on August 29 ("since the world and the earth", says a local in the film), the village of Nisipuri is celebrating: there is a bâlci whose spirit has gone all over the south of the country. The locals are very proud of their town, at least until they come to the comparison of the past with the present, when the balance inevitably tilts in favor of the former term. The documentary captures—through hand-held footage and long shots (let's not forget that the cinematographer is Andrei Butica)—the day before the big day, the preparations, the actual event, and... the breaking of the fair.
Mihai Moldoveanu, a former Romanian army officer, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for a crime he claims he did not commit. Following a long series of attempts to prove his innocence, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Moldoveanu's favor in June 2012. The documentary follows him after his provisional release and focuses on the referral of the case and the consequences of the new sentence, giving the viewer the role of a juror in a complicated and controversial lawsuit.
A woman needs to urgently drive her terminally ill father from a German clinic back to Romania. When at the border, she can’t go further.
