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• Paolo Taviani,Vittorio Taviani
• Italy
• 2008
• 105min

As WWII draws to a close, a small Italian town is threatened with German occupation and decides to evacuate. This is a simple story that tracks a group of villagers and their pries...

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• Paolo Taviani,Vittorio Taviani
• Italy,France,Germany
• 2008
• 112min

Tolstoy’s father Sergius is the basis for the Tavianis exploration of one man’s spiritual journey and quest for self, set against an epic period backdrop. His lifelong ambition to ...

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• Bogdan Mustaţă
• Romania
• 2008
• 10min

A van pulls up at an intersection, where prostitute Lili is abducted and driven to a deserted beach. There, juvenile escapee Blondu and his friends embark on a power game with Lili...

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• Anca DAMIAN
• Romania
• 2008
• 100min

Crossing Dates portraits three different stories: Bogdanovici and Bogdanovici, Mirela and Torbjorn,Andrei and Ana. A famous entertainer Bognadovici decides to interview a prisoner ...

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• Adrian SITARU
• Romania,France
• 2008
• 84min

Mihai and Miha picnic to riverside on a sunny day. While in the midst of constant quarrel, they accidentally hit Ana-Violeta, a young prostitute. She joined the picnic and revealed...

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• Corneliu PORUMBOIU
• Romania
• 2008
• 40min

Liviu is having nightmare for weeks. Nothing he can remember when he wakes up but things around look different afterwards. He has been in relationship with his best friend’s fiance...

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• Cristian Nemescu
• Romania
• 2008
• 45min

13-year-old Andrei lives in the slum outskirt of Bucharest. Fell in love with newcomer prostitute Marilena at first sight, Andrei now only shoot for driving trolley bus to get her ...

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• Marian CRISAN
• Romania
• 2008
• 14min

On Maxim’s eighth birthday, his mother decides to give him a special gift. They leave their small village and head to the big city to have a meal at McDonald’s. Winner of the Palme...

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• Cristian MUNGIU
• Romania
• 2008
• 100min

A comic satire by Romanian helmer Cristian Mungiu: the story unfolds intertwined stories of three people: Luci, Sorina and Michaela. Luci and Sorina are young couple bankrupt with ...

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• Cristi PUIU
• Romania
• 2008
• 90min

Ovidiu spends most of his day hanging around and occasionally helping his mother who runs a small kiosk. The only wish he dreams is to open up his own one. One day, Ivanov, a shady...