ANUL NOU CARE N-A FOS
THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME
the lives of six people become dramatically intertwined. Among them is a father whose son sends a life-threatening wish to Santa Claus, an actress who struggles to justify her participation in a propaganda show, and a student who is planning his escape - they all face life-changing decisions. Behind closed doors, however, it’s not only private conflicts that simmer, but also fear of the omnipresent Securitate. Employing a style reminiscent of the Romanian New Wave, which at the beginning of the 2000s drew on authentic everyday discourse to pinpoint social fissures and thus made waves on the international festival landscape – one that is nevertheless innovative, and features just the right amount of dark humour, Bogdan Mureşanu offers up here the portrait of a nation that, without realising it, finds itself on the verge of supposed freedom.
Text: Joshua Jádi
08.11.2024 | 15:30 | Obenkino (original version with English subtitles)
10.11.2024 | 20:00 | Obenkino (original version with English subtitles)
Bogdan Mureșanu
BORÓKA BIRÓ, TUDOR PLATON,
Sebastian Zsemlye
Iulia Fulicea, Victor Fulicea
Adrian Văncică - GELU
Nicoleta Hâncu - FLORINA
Emilia Dobrin - MARGARETA DINCĂ
Iulian Postelnicu - IONUȚ DINCĂ
Mihai Călin - ȘTEFAN SILVESTRU
Andrei Miercure - LAURENȚIU SILVESTRU
Luca Toma - MARIUS
Ioana Flora - MARIANA
Vlad Ionuț Popescu - VLAD
Marian Râlea - MIHALCEA
Angel Popescu - ALEX
Radu Gabriel - CAMERA OPERATOR GABI
Ion Sapdaru - COMRADE VÂRTOSU
Gabriel Spahiu - BENGHE
Manuela Hărăbor - ALINA SILVESTRU
Vasile Muraru - NEA ROMICĂ
Mircea Lăcătuș - EDITOR
Ada Galeș - CAMELIA DINCĂ
ADA SOLOMON, VIOREL CHESARU,
Bogdan Mureșanu - Award-winning Romanian writer and director Bogdan Mureșanu, born in 1974, shifted from literature and advertising to cinema with continued success. Since his debut in 2008 with the script for The Human Torch (Best Short, TIFF scriptwritingcompetition), his work has covered animation, documentaries, fiction films and TV series. He is a member of the European Film Academy and best known as the scriptwriter of Sandals, a short animated film that won numerous international awards, including the Youth Jury Award at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020. He is also known as the director of The Christmas Gift, winner of the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film 2019 and another 72 awards from 200 festivals, including the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, Best European Short Film at Alcine European Film Festival and three awards at Tampere Film Festival. His short art documentary “Negruzzi14” was showcased at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in 2016.
