Long Night of Short Films II

Films in the programme:

The Son

The Son

Sinyt

Hristo Simeonov

Bulgaria, 2015, 29 Min

A youngster lives together with his parents in an old trailer in the Bulgarian hinterlands, where he has to compensate for his father's absence when the latter heads to the city to scrape together a living. The boy's only companion is a stray dog that he should really be chasing away.

Student Union

Student Union

Gólyatábor

György Mór Kárpáti

Hungary, 2016, 9 Min

Drinking bouts and vulgar behaviour amongst first-year university students on weekend breaks is by no means solely restricted to Hungary and yet the country has witnessed a growing number of female victims of abuse in recent years, with the number of unreported cases presumed to be significant.

4:15 p.m. The end of the world

4:15 p.m. The end of the world

4:15 p.m. sfârșitul lumii

Gabi Virginia Șarga, Cătălin Rotaru

Romania, 2016, 15 Min

A young delivery man reluctantly takes pity on a hitchhiker trying to catch a lift on a rainswept country road. Quickly the unusual nature of the encounter comes to light, as the driver is forced to confront some strong, though long-suppressed emotions: can he forgive or will the urge for revenge gain the upper hand?

All Rivers Run to the Sea

All Rivers Run to the Sea

Toate fluviile curg în mare

Alexandru Badea

Romania, 2015, 25 Min

Mourning, emptiness, anger; the hours and days that follow the death of Radu's mother turn out to be an emotional roller-coaster in this portrayal of the emotional havoc wreaked by a relative's passing away.

Credit

Credit

Kredit

Vadim Valiullin

Russia, 2016, 14 Min

Welcome to Nastya's world, a place where everything has its price. A powerfully eloquent, dystopian comedy on life, death and the consequences for the mortgage.