Romanian Film Week 2024 / September 16 – 18

PROGRAM
 
Monday, September 16:

18.00 OPENING
19.00 Metronom (director Alexandru Belc)
20.45 Q&A with the lead actor, Vlad Ivanov
 
Tuesday, September 17:
18.00 Libertate (director: Tudor Giurgiu)
20.00 The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu (director: Andrei Ujica)
 
Wednesday, September 18:
18.00 Morgen (director: Marian Crișan)
20.00 Day of the Tiger (director: Andrei Tănase)

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Metronom
Director: Alexandru Belc
Stars: Mara Bugarin, Șerban Lazarovic, Vlad Ivanov
Duration: 93 mins
Storyline/Plot:
Romania, the autumn of the year 1972. Ana, a 17-year-old teenager, finds out that her boyfriend will flee the country for good in a few days. The two lovers decide to spend their last days together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x958ymCcRxU
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12253164/

Libertate
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Stars: Alex Calangiu, Iulian Postelnicu, Cătălin Herlo
Duration: 109 mins
Storyline/Plot:
During Romania’s 1989 revolution, Sibiu witnesses a violent attack on a police station that spirals into armed clashes between soldiers, police, protesters and secret police.
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2583349017/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu
Director: Andrei Ujica
Documentary
Duration: 180 mins
Storyline/Plot:
The film explores the image of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu using unknown official footage from the Romanian National Television and National Film Archives.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646958/

Morgen
Director: Marian Crișan
Stars: András Hatházi, Yilmaz Yalçin, Elvira Rimbu
Duration: 100 mins
Storyline/Plot:
A low-key satire that takes a droll approach to the serious subject of illegal immigration.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567130/

Day of the Tiger
Director: Andrei Tănase
Stars: Cătălina Moga, Paul Ipate, Alex Velea
Duration: 80 mins
Storyline/Plot:
While going through an emotional breakdown, Vera, a small-town zoo veterinarian, causes the escape of a tiger.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26413708/

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The ticket price is 300 dinars, and all films have subtitles in Serbian and English.