Section: Short Film Competition

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THE CHRISTMAS GIFT

Bogdan Mureșanu
Romania, 2018, 23 Min

Christmas 1989: while the Securitate outside is crushing riots critical of the regime, a family is preparing for a quiet celebration. But a letter to Santa Claus threatens to bring unpleasant truths to the public and destroy the safe haven.

Mailuki Films

Little Marius had dutifully followed the instructions of his parents when it came to his wish list: write your full name and address on it, take the letter to the main post office and don't forget to write down what Mum and Dad really want. But under the iron gaze of the government, his innocent honesty becomes a real danger.

The neo-Stalinist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu continues to be a painful blemish in the history of Romania. Bogdan Mureșanu is masterfully authentic in staging everyday life and its real panic as well as the paranoia of a nuclear family during the last days of a dictatorship. DJ

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / Colour
Drehbuch
Bogdan Mureșanu
Kamera
Tudor Platon
Ton
Sebastian Zsemlye
Schnitt
Andrei Balasoiu
Ausstattung
Ramona Virtosu
Darsteller
Adrian Vancica, Ioana Flora, Luca Toma, Mircea Andreescu, Gabriela Hamzescu
Produzent
Bogdan Mureșanu
Produktion
Kinotopia
Co-Produktion
Mailuki Films
Kontakt
Mailuki Films
Eduardo M. Escribano Solera
Villarias 4 3A
48001 Bilbao
Spain
+94 41 55 123
mailukifilms@gmail.com
Bogdan Mureșanu

Bogdan Mureșanu - is a successful scriptwriter and director, having previously worked as a writer and in the advertising industry for many years. He has received several awards for his screenplays.

Movies
HALF SHAVED (2012, short)
NEGRUZZI 14 (2016, short)
SPID (2016, short)
THE MAGICIAN (2017/18, short)
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