Absent

Absent 2015

5.80

For over a hundred years, Mărculești was a vibrant Jewish agricultural and mercantile community in Bessarabia (now present-day Moldova). In July 1941, the village was the site of an unimaginable atrocity. Seventy-three years later, few speak honestly or completely about what happened. ABSENT is a cinematic portrait of the ghost village of Mărculești, its current inhabitants, and their very complex relationship to their own history. Filmed entirely on location, the film documents one of Europe's poorest, most remote, and least-visited places.

2015

Natura Umana

Natura Umana 1970

1

The first Romanian documentary exploring the relationship between humans, animals and nature.

1970

I have an Idea

I have an Idea 1981

5.00

Some party representatives want to make a new football team.

1981

Cantemir

Cantemir 1975

6.00

Historical adventure film that evokes the figure of the Prince Dimitrie Cantemir. The heroes fight for the manuscript "The History of the Ottoman Empire" and the jewels of the ruler's wife.

1975

Chasing rainbows

Chasing rainbows 2012

6.56

A story about the illusion of getting rich in Romania. In a country where stories of striking it rich are everywhere, anyone thinks such a thing is not only possible, but it's easily achievable. The storyline follows two destinies: one is of a young couple, Marius and Cosmina. Marius wrote an imaginary name on a lottery promotion ticket just to drag Cosmina. And the draw makes him the winner. The other is of two adults. Because of their lack of knowledge when it comes to modern technology, they get fooled by e-mail spam, fall for a false online lottery and loose their last savings. The stories meet at the end, when they loose all hope and refuse their only chance of getting rich. Finally we realize that the illusion of becoming rich puts ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

2012

Together Again

Together Again 1978

6.70

An young agronomist insists to start using a new corn variety, but the collective farm chief is against it.

1978

Prides

Prides 1982

8.00

Professor Cristian conducts research on a citostatic. He is still dealing though with the unjust condemning he suffered in the 50s. Some of the people around him try to bring him down with same type of accusations.

1982

Stuff and Dough

Stuff and Dough 2001

6.40

A young man from Constanța who has his own business aims to expand, but he doesn't have the resources.

2001

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers 2021

6.35

One evening, a glass of wine, 7 friends enter a dangerous game: they put their phones on the table and decide that everything they receive that evening, calls, messages, emails, will be answered by a speaker or read aloud.

2021

Beside Me

Beside Me 2018

6.90

A subway train is blocked between stations on the morning after the fire in the Colectiv Club in Romania.

2018

Flames Over Treasures

Flames Over Treasures 1988

6.80

Deep in the Transylvanian Alps, the Archangels gold mine is the stage for an epic battle of characters. The arrogant owner is struggling with perceptions of ghosts in the mind of the miners. A maverick free-lance miner is helping him to find the source of terrifying noises that frightened his workers.

1988

A Summer Tale

A Summer Tale 1976

7.80

The rise and fall of the opportunistic Tănase Scatiu, a boyar in 19th century Wallachia.

1976

Adela

Adela 1985

6.00

The story of an impossible love: doctor Emil Codrescu is reunited 20 years later with Adela, the one he had only known as a young girl. The two fall in love, but circumstances and hesitation prevent them from getting closer.

1985

Ana and the Thief

Ana and the Thief 1981

6.20

A young man is freed from prison. The communists are reforming him.

1981

Operation 'The Bus'

Operation 'The Bus' 1978

7.00

In 1950 a Western spy is clandestinely parachuted into Communist Romania to retrieve secret WW2 codes and agent lists and also to assist a group of anti-Communist guerrillas escape but the Communist police is setting a trap.

1978

On My Responsibility

On My Responsibility 1956

7.30

A fashion designer creates an ugly model and he won't back down against all advice.

1956

Maria

Maria 2003

8.10

When a child steals candles from the cemetery, in order to provide some light means for his family sheltered into a damp basement of a block of flats, this circumstance can say a lot about the sufferance imposed by transition period of time in Romania. This child is one of the seven that Maria has got. She is a 33 years old ordinary woman, whose husband (Ion) is unemployed and has become a drunkard and violently acting, maybe because of his despairing and lack of prospective.

2003

The Making of the World

The Making of the World 1971

6.80

Around the nationalization in 1948, a worker's daughter, as a student, is attracted by the social life offered by a breed horse owner. The relationship will sour by the cruelty with which he kills the horses, rather then give them away.

1971

Doctor Poenaru

Doctor Poenaru 1978

7.00

In 1919, young Doctor Poenaru is sent to be the director at a country hospital. On his way there he meets a formar army comrade, now a lawyer. An ideological and philosophical dispute ensues, the two following different paths in life.

1978

A Month in Thailand

A Month in Thailand 2012

5.90

In Bucharest on a winter’s morning, a couple make love. Adina wants to move in with her boyfriend Radu as soon as possible. He, on the other hand, is slightly more reluctant but appears to simply tolerate her plans. Today is New Year’s Eve and Radu and Adina have a lot to do: the two have planned a visit to Adina’s parents followed by a party with friends. While buying last-minute gifts at the supermarket, Radu thinks he spots ex-girlfriend Nadja, who he has never forgotten. In one small moment, Radu’s insecurities about Adina come bubbling to the surface. No sooner have the corks begin to pop, the relationship comes to an abrupt end. This is followed by the perfectly timed offer from Radu’s friend Alex to hit the town with him and his friends. Radu accepts the offer in the hope that Nadja is also out. Director Paul Negogescu draws a portrait of Radu with precision and subtle irony – and captures the atmosphere of a New Year’s evening with great authenticity.

2012