Synopsis
On the brink of revolution in Romania in 1989, six lives intersect amid protests and personal struggles, leading to the explosive fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.
Filmmaker
Bogdan Mureșanu
With a career in literature and advertising, he began writing screenplays after winning the HBO competition at the Toronto Film Festival with the project The Human Torch. He made his directorial debut with Half Shaved (2013), which won awards and premiered at numerous festivals. While directing other short films, he continued writing scripts for other feature films. He premiered his first film at the last Venice Film Festival, where he received two awards.
Filmography: El año nuevo que nunca llegó (2024, D'A 2025), The Merry-Go-Round (short film, 2020), The Christmas Gift (short film, 2018), Spid (short film, 2016), Negruzzi 14 (short film, 2016), Half Shaved (short film, 2013)
Awards and festivals
Best Film of the Orizzonti selection
FIPRESCI Award of the Orizzonti selection
Special Mention of the Authors under 40 Award
INDIA FILM FESTIVAL
Best Direction
CAIRO FILM FESTIVAL
Golden Pyramid for Best Film
PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL
Grand Jury Prize of New Voices/New Visions
Poster
