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Romanian Film Week

The new wave of Romanian cinema has earned a place of honor among the world’s film industry and among the enthusiastic viewers who appreciate the authenticity, the qualities of the performances and the uniqueness seen in the films produced in recent years.

Charleston

Dir.: Andrei Cretulescu
| 119 minutes

A couple of weeks after his wife Ioana dies in a car crash, Alexandru receives a visit by Sebastian, a shy, younger man, who reveals he was Ioana’s lover for the past five months, with an outrageous request: help him overcome the despair caused by Ioana’s death. 

The Secret of Happiness

Dir.: Vlad Zamfirescu
| 90 minutes

A friendly dinner between two couples takes a surprising turn when one of the men accuses his wife of having an affair with the other man, his best friend. From thereon, the path to the most astonishing revelations is short. 

One Step Behind the Seraphim

Dir.: Daniel Sandu
| 147 minutes

15-year-old Gabriel wants to become a priest and enrolls in an Orthodox seminary. The boy soon discovers that the place is run by a morally corrupt system. Caught in a fight for power, Gabriel starts lying, stealing and cheating as well in order to survive in the seminary

Touch Me Not

Dir.: Adina Pintilie
| 125 minutes

The 2018 Berlinale’s big winner, this film straddles the often-invisible line between fact and fiction. In her debut, Adina Pintilie embarks on a therapeutic investigation of human sexuality that strives toward liberating human intimacy. 

Following the screening, conversation with director Dan Chisu

The Anniversary

Dir.: Dan Chisu
| 86 minutes

Family and friends gather to celebrate Radu’s 94th birthday. What begins with natural excitement and a desire to honor the occasion, quickly becomes chaotic, when residues of the past resurface and tensions between past and present arise. 

Unlucky

Dir.: Iura Luncasu
| 90 minutes

All Robert wants today is to get to the audition that might just change his life forever on time. Despite all his attempts to achieve this goal, everything and anything that can go wrong does. Misfortune seems to be chasing him down….

The Story of a Summer Lover

Dir.: Paul Negoescu
| 99 minutes

Petru, a professor of mathematics at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, leads a carefree life. He’s in an open relationship with Irina. But once Irina gets pregnant, Petru will have to make a choice – lose everything or face up to his responsibilities and lifestyle. 

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time

Dir.: Stere Gulea
| 100 minutes

A rural area of Romania, post-WWII. The history of the Moromete family after the war and the rise of communism to power – a situation that leads to existential anxiety, questions about the future, and conflicts between the father and the son over their different approaches to life.