Carmen

Carmen 2013

7.00

In a small village close to the mountains, Mariana and Puiu are a young family with two children: Carmen and Mircea. One morning, the mother and the ten year-old daughter leave for Bucharest, having a hospital as their destination. One doctor alone, Sitaru, believes that Carmen, who can no longer smile, stands any chances at survival. He believes he can perform a miracle and save Carmen's life. Struggling for her daughter, abandoned by almost everybody she trusted, Mariana discovers she is pregnant. After dr. Sitaru operates on the little girl, in a risky manner, Carmen begins to feel increasingly worse. Without any hope, Mariana leaves the hospital and rushes to take Carmen home: while one life ends, another one begins to flicker.

2013

Exam

Exam 2003

7.90

While fully enjoying the life of the 70's, in communist Romania, a young man is arrested and accused of a terrible crime. Freed a few years later and deeply affected by his sinister experience, he tries to find out what had really happened.

2003

Mincinosul

Mincinosul 1995

1

The son of Pantalone, the honest Venetian merchant, Lelio Bisognosi, the liar, is a brilliant young man wandering the world. For twenty years he lived with an uncle in Naples, then returned to his native city with his servant Arlecchino. Here, he has the opportunity to meet Dr. Balanzoni's daughters, Rosaura and Beatrice, while, in the absence of their father, they enjoy being serenaded by an unknown admirer on the terrace of the house. The author of the serenade is Florindo, a student and tenant of the doctor, who shyly loves Rosaura, not daring to reveal his feelings. Lelio does not miss the opportunity: he introduces himself to the girls in the guise of a rich marquis and claims that he is the author of the serenade, without revealing which of the two he is in love with. But for the sake of the art of "spiritual inventions", Lelio delights in describing himself in various lies, not without undesirable consequences...

1995

The Ditch

The Ditch 2012

7.00

On a hot summer day, Vasile, a 50-something year old peasant, refuses to accompany his wife Lucretia to a religious ceremony arguing he has to finish the ditch in front of their house to avoid paying a fine. Scared by the hard work ahead of him, he tries to find somebody to help him. Petre, a Gypsy young man seems to be the right person. After changing a few words with him, Vasile notices that Petre is upset because none of the villagers wants to be the Godfather for his kid. Vasile decides to baptize the child himself asking Petre in exchange to help him finish the ditch. In the evening, Lucretia learns about Vasile's decision and a new ordinary domestic fight starts between them.

2012

The Nervous System

The Nervous System 2005

6.20

In order to make a living, old Nica turns her country house into an anemic, bankrupt "pension". Her only joys are her dog's chirping and the TV news program. Out of loneliness, she sometimes imagines herself the heroine of a soap opera: secretly, Nica is in love with the news anchor Paul. The old woman decides to take a trip to Bucharest, where her daughter, Tuta, a nurse, lives with her concubine, Jenel, and Marilena, her 15-year-old daughter. In the capital, her passion for Paul takes paroxysmal forms. Nica monopolizes the remote control to stay on the same TV channel for which Paul presents the news, which will attract the family's irony. She even goes so far as to look for her "beggar" at the TV station, writes to him, exposing herself to humiliation and mockery. But she resists until illness and shame bring her down. Everything culminates in the old woman's attempt to commit suicide...

2005

The Foreign Legion

The Foreign Legion 2008

5.10

For many years, three Romanian village boys, Stelica, Aurel and Mitu, have remained the closest of friends. In their youths, they planned to pursue careers as shepherds, but in time their individual paths diverged - leading Mitu into the military, Stelica into the local police force and Aurel into the employ of Maricel, a wealthy resident of the community. The men's worlds change forever when a newcomer arrives in the hamlet - a young woman named Lilica, accompanied by Maricel. She's toting two trucks full of Dutch chickens with her, which inadvertently spreads the bird flu to much of the local populace. The boys, however, soon realize how they can ingeniously turn this potential crisis into a solid profit-making venture for themselves.

2008

Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer 1976

5.60

Engineer Bunea, a site manager, neglects his personal life in favor of his professional duties. But going through a crisis of conscience, he wants to give up the responsibilities of his job and tries to find a more peaceful job.

1976

Sequences...

Sequences... 1982

6.50

Three sequences which could have formed separate stories are linked together to give a larger perspective on the nature of reality and film. The three episodes are joined together by one film crew at work. In the beginning, the crew is introduced as they juggle their dual roles as State-supported propagandists who laud their government and society, and as private movie makers working on their own film. Next, they are in a restaurant looking for suitable locations to film when the eatery’s owner is induced to wax long and lugubriously on his miserable life. In the last segment, two extras are in the background of a scene, sitting at a table in a restaurant. It slowly becomes apparent to one of them that the man he’s sitting with tortured him more than 40 years ago at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

1982

A Fable

A Fable 2020

1

In "Spaces #2", 7 internationally acclaimed directors shot, after commissioning by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, a short film at home, making their own timely comment on the new reality that we live in. The project is inspired by the book "Species of Spaces" by the French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist, Georges Perec and the days of quarantine. The idea is to create a film at home, using the environment, the people or the animals in that space. The only outdoor areas that may be used are outdoor living spaces, such as the terrace, the garden, the balcony and the stairwell. "A Fable" is Radu Jude's submission.

2020

The Windseeker

The Windseeker 2022

8.70

Radu lives a solitary, sterile life. A promising job interview seems to give him a chance of breaking free from depression, but after some medical tests required by the company, he finds out that he only has a few more months left to live.

2022

The Return of Magellan

The Return of Magellan 1974

5.70

A love story between a young communist in illegality and a girl who presents herself as Magellan.

1974

Fed Up

Fed Up 1994

5.40

Young Doina has a car accident. In intensive care, the doctor, Vali, calls her time of death but discovers that the child she was carrying is still alive. Wishing to save its life, the doctor puts the mother on artificial life support. Just then, Bebe, the supposed father of the unborn child, enters the scene. A former teacher and mountain climber, Bebe will soon fall in love with the doctor...

1994

A Higher Law

A Higher Law 2023

6.43

Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.

2023

The Youth Elixir

The Youth Elixir 1975

5.40

An old geriatrics professor accidentally discovers after a high-school reunion a potion that can rejuvenate anybody and uses it on him and his friends. They all go their new youthful ways but, for most of them, things don't go according to plan.

1975

De-ași fi Peter Pan

De-ași fi Peter Pan 1992

1

A retelling of the J. M. Barrie story Peter Pan, in which three Victorian children learn about the boy, Peter, who must defend his homeland from pirates and find his shadow.

1992

Stay with You

Stay with You 1982

5.30

A well to do woman in the country wants a husband and an apartment in the city. But thibg do not turn as planned.

1982

Weddings, christenings and funerals

Weddings, christenings and funerals 2022

7.00

Cosmin plays a tennis game with 3 friends. He looks at the clock and starts panicking: he is late to the Registry Office, to a wedding- his wedding, with his ex-wife, who he had divorced without his friends knowing. Everything starts in 2007 when the real-estate bubble reaches its peak. Cosmin gifts Reli a land on the edge of a lake, for their wedding anniversary. He plans to build 7 villas, sell them and win 1 million Euros.

2022

Broken Youth

Broken Youth 1991

3.50

Two parallel stories about unhappy marriages that take place during inter-war period in the Banat village within Romanian ethnic minority in Serbia.

1991

Mad Forest

Mad Forest 1982

5.60

A young communist returns to a small provincial town.

1982

Vlad

Vlad 2019

7.50

Adrian, a young man who was unjustly jailed after his friends betrayed him during a heist, gets the chance at a new life, guided by Caesar, his mentor.

2019

Temptation Island (RO)

Temptation Island (RO) 2015

8.00

Couples, temptations and an island full of traps, these are the key elements of the reality show presented by Radu Vâlcan. In the end, only true love can pass the test, and the couples entering the competition will find out if they are connected only by habit or, on the contrary, by sincere and strong feelings. The ultimate test of love and trust will be given by the couples who will return from Thailand totally changed.

2015

The Clan

The Clan 2022

6.68

The Clan is an adaptation that will center on an engaging story about the classic struggle between the Police and the Mafia. Tensions will rise as love stories spice up the eternal battle between good and evil.

2022

Spy/Master

Spy/Master 2023

6.68

During the height of the Cold War, Victor Godeanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, and secret agent for the KGB, must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and an up-and-coming CIA agent, Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country’s spooks, fully aware that his defection is putting his family back home in mortal danger.

2023

Move that bus! (RO)

Move that bus! (RO) 2014

8.00

Visuri la cheie is an extremely emotional show that brings Romanians inspiration, joy, tears of happiness and reasons to firmly believe that desires can come true with the help of people. The broadcast team crosses the country every year and meets special people who always fight to stay united and who have never given up their dreams.

2014

Subteran

Subteran 2025

6.70

A young mother's life is upended when she finds herself hiding behind a secret identity to escape the Bucharest gang responsible for her fiancé's death.

2025

Daria, My Love

Daria, My Love 2006

1

Dan Nichita is a young rock singer who enjoys success, appreciates the pleasures of life, and especially romantic adventures. He lives in the moment, knowing that he has a powerful father behind him, Alexandru Nichita, the owner of a chain of casinos, who would like his son to become more responsible and serious. What his father cannot achieve, perhaps love will? Because Dan will fall in love with Daria, a young orphan who has finished high school and wants to become a ballerina. Thanks to the kindness of a good-hearted man, Gicu Timofte, the old high school librarian, Daria lives in the library. He protects her from the cruelty of the librarian Olivia Muscalu, a mean and sharp-tongued woman. From the moment she meets Dan, Daria will go through a lot of difficult situations caused by his official mistress, Silvia Damian.

2006

Lasă-mă, îmi place ! Camera 609

Lasă-mă, îmi place ! Camera 609 2023

6.20

The protagonists mistakenly fall in love, leading to a domino-type situation filled with awkwardness and comic situations. A large inheritance, acquired through a special will condition, sparks a tragico-comic competition among contenders.

2023

MasterChef Romania

MasterChef Romania 2012

7.30

MasterChef România is the Romanian version of the television cooking game show, open to amateur and home chefs.

2012

Atletico Textila

Atletico Textila 2016

8.90

The corrupt owner of a lame, forth division football team gets locked up so his bimbo wife has to step in and take control of the club, wrecking chaos in the community.

2016

The Voice Romania

The Voice Romania 2011

5.60

Vocea României is a Romanian reality talent show that started in September 2011. It is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. The judging panel is Smiley, Horia Brenciu, Irina Rimes and Tudor Chirila with Pavel Bartoș presenter One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

2011

Lia - My Husband's Wife

Lia - My Husband's Wife 2023

6.80

When life throws her a curveball, an aspiring ballerina takes a job at a family estate, where she falls for a man with a secret, complex romantic past.

2023

America Express

America Express 2023

8.40

9 pairs of stars are ready to embark on the adventure of their lives, in the hardest reality show in Romania. America Express will take them on the Golden Route, on a route of more than 7000 kilometers, which passes through Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia.

2023

Ruxx

Ruxx 2022

4.83

Reliable 30-something Rux’s plans to leave Bucharest to join her long-distance lover in LA are upended when her boss assigns her to his wife’s mayoral race and pairs her with a know-it-all colleague.

2022

Lavender Scented Love

Lavender Scented Love 2024

4.50

A former British soccer star moves to a quiet village after divorce, meeting a local doctor. Their growing love faces obstacles as two different worlds collide, while past secrets and present conflicts test their relationship.

2024