(Jaful Secolului) Sunday November 16, 3:15 pm 2024, 2 hours, Romanian Romania has officially submitted Jaful Secolului (Traffic)—directed by Teodora Ana Mihai and penned by acclaimed filmmaker Cristian Mungiu—as its contender for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards. Inspired by the infamous 2012 art heist in the Netherlands, orchestrated by […]
Sunday November 16, 1 pm 2024, 1 hour and 44’, Romanian Igor Cobileanski’s Comatogen is a gripping, genre-blending drama that unfolds over two tense days in Bucharest. Structured in a “Rashomon”-style narrative, the film presents multiple subjective perspectives on the same chain of events, revealing the emotional and moral complexity of its characters. At the
Saturday November 15, 2:00 pm 2024, 1 hour and 44’, Romanian 1972 marked a pivotal year in Ilie Năstase’s career: he captured his first US Open title and reached the finals at both Wimbledon and the Davis Cup, cementing his status as one of the most electrifying talents in tennis history. The documentary Nasty traces
(Anul Nou care n-a fost) Saturday November 15, 11:00 am 2024, 2 hour and 18’, Romanian It’s December 20th, 1989, Romania is boiling but no one talks about it. Life seems to go on as usual: censored theatre plays, demolished houses, proletarians gathered for a huge demonstration, students’ artistic moments mocking communism at the same
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