In 1917 a village which lies directly on the front line at Marasesti is evacuated. One of the few who decide to stay is an old man together with his 12 year old granddaughter named Mariuca. The girl befriends a Romanian radio operator who had set up an artillery observation post in their yard.
A shocking testimony of the times when Romania was a giant prison fenced with barbed wire and guarded by indoctrinated border guards ready to machine-gun the dream of freedom of any reckless person who would dare to escape the absurdity of communist dictatorship. Some managed to escape. Others ended up shot near the border or drowned in the Danube. Some survived the border crossing attempts, but were left broken, traumatized and mutilated for life. This is their true story.
An illustration of the evolution of the working conditions in the communist era, compared to the interwar period, using as a pretext a recently modernized factory in Jilava, presented in a mirror with the one described in a 1934 report by Geo Bogza.
1957, communist Romania. Sasa talks about his 45 year long relationship with Petre, in a time when homosexuality was criminalized.
A little bear cub grew up very lazy. Spring came, but the little bear did not want to wake up and went to chase after the cold Winter's sleigh. Soon Bear got to the palace of Santa Claus, where he had many funny adventures. Here the little boy understood a lot, learned a lot. Now Mishka will no longer be a layabout.
Director Roxana Baloiu's personal reflection on the loss of her grand-mother's mind to Alzheimer's. A deeply personal tale of longing, loss and regret. A love letter from a grand-daughter to a grand-mother.
Although Romania is a European modern cosmopolitan country, its population kept a narrow minded traditional mentality. Catalin and Cristi are a gay couple struggling to live in this rough reality.
A documentary about love, dance and music, freedom and prison.
A road trip full of remorse, doubt and darkness. Starring Marina Voica, a Romanian pop singer.
One of the first sociological and ethnographic documentary films worldwide, made by the team of sociologists and students of Professor Dimitrie Gusti (1880-1955) in the village of Drăguş, Făgăraş County, Romania.
After a staged senators' son death the drug operation behind them begins to unravel.
A couple of thiefs from a battlefield have a strange encounter that will change them forever.
He wants her. She wants him. Both of them in one bed. Even though they have been declaring their love for each other for more than a year now, it’s still not enough for their love affair to resist even though they've seen each other so many times already. It’s not routine. It’s not boredom. It’s something we all face at one point. And when you think everything will work out, here comes reality knocking everything down.
A TV team visits the camp of a Roma community in Bucharest that was recently evicted and is protesting. During the interview, the protestors start questioning the motivations of the reporting team and claim their right to tell their version of the story. The film is based on the story and experiences of the evicted people from Strada Vulturilor 50 in Bucharest.
Professor Ioan-Matei Agapi, an 80-year-old photographer and cameraman from Iași, Romania, owns a unique collection of 16mm films and photographs documenting almost fifty years of the city’s history. His daughter, also a filmmaker, has decided to make a film about her father's archives. In the unconventional surroundings of his old apartment, he reminisces about the past until one day, Ioan is informed that he must leave or be evicted from the apartment where he has spent the past 40 years. Ioan’s years of work suddenly transform into a huge burden, and the film unexpectedly changes into drama in which conflicts with city officials reveal old and hidden conflicts within the family.
Short film by Romanian director.
