Synopsis:

Emi is a schoolteacher, whose career is threatened when a clip of her having sex with her spouse is uploaded on a adults-only site. When she is forced to face a group of furious parents asking for her dismissal, she clashes with them over their morality concerns, resulting in a debate that exposes the hypocrisy, prejudice and discrimination inherent in our social norms.

Crew:

Screenwriter: Radu Jude
Producer: Ada Solommon
Co-producers: Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Jiří Konečný, Ankica Jurić Tilić
DoP: Marius Panduru (RSC)
Composers: Jura Ferina, Pavao Miholjević
Editor: Cătălin Cristuțiu
Sound designer: Dana Bunescu
Art director: Stian Niculescu
Costume designer: Cireșica Cuciuc

Cast:

Katia Pascariu – Emi
Claudia Ieremia – The Headmistress
Olimpia Mălai – Mrs. Lucia
Nicodim Ungureanu – Lt. Gheorghescu
Alexandru Potocean – Marius Buzdrugovici
Andi Vasluianu – Mr. Otopeanu

Production: Micro Film (RU), Paul Thiltges Distributions (LU), Endorfilm (CZ), Kinorama (HR)

- project developed with the support of The National Centre for Cinema (Romania)
- project developed with the support of Croatian Audiovisual Centre
- project developed with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg
- project developed with the support of Czech Film Fund

Awards

Berlin Film Festival 2021., Berlin, Germany - Golden Bear for Best Film
Pula Film Festival 2021., Pula, Croatia - Golden Arena for Best Croatian Contribution to a Minority Co-Production (Ankica Jurić Tilić), Golden Arena for Best Croatian Minority Co-Production
Herceg Novi Film Festival 2021., Herceg Novi, Montenegro - Golden Mimosa for Best Director
Finale Pilsen Film Festival 2021., Pilsen, Czechia - The Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature film or animated film and Student Jury Award for the best feature film or animated film
FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021. - nomination East-West Golden Arch 2021., Moscow, Russia - East-West Golden Arch for the best film

Festivals

Berlin Film Festival 2021., Berlin, Germany - official selection, competition programme
Pula Film Festival 2021., Pula, Croatia - international competition programme
Herceg Novi Film Festival 2021., Herceg Novi, Montenegro - competition programme
Finale Pilsen Film Festival 2021., Pilsen, Czechia - competition programme
Lux Film Fest 2021., Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Made in/with Luxembourg
Vilnius IFF 2021., Vilnius, Lithuania - Masters selection
Moscow IFF 2021., Moscow Russia - Missing Pictures selection
East-West Golden Arch 2021., Moscow, Russia - official competition
Al Este FF 2021., Peru
Costa Rica IFF 2021., Costa Rica - Panorama Section
Istanbul IFF 2021., Istanbul, Turkey
Sarajevo Film Festival 2021., Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
IndieLisboa FF 2021., Lisboa, Portugal - competition programme
Karlovy Vary IFF 2021., Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Norway IFF 2021., Oslo, Norway
Jerusalem IFF 2021., Jerusalem, Izrael
Zerkalo IFF 2021., Russia
Baska Sinema Ayvdik IFF 2021., Turkey
Queerwave LGBTQ+ FF 2021. Cyprus
CineFest Miskolc 2021., Hungary
New York FF 2021., New York, USA
Athens FF 2021., Athens, Greece
Helsinki FF 2021., Helsinki, Finland
San Sebastian Film Festival 2021., San Sebastian, Spain- Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Section
International Festival of Film Actors Baltic Pearl 2021., Latvia
Taipei IFF 2021., Taipei, Taiwan
Image Forum Festival Japan 2021., Japan
Black Canvas IFF 2021.
Mumbai FF 2021., Mumbai, India – Year Round Programme
Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF
Busan IFF 2021., Busan, South Korea - World Cinema Section)
Zurich IFF 2021., Zurich, Switzerland
BFI London 2021., London, Great Britan
Chicago Film Festival 2021., Chicago, USA
Philadelphia Film Festival 2021., Philadelphia, USA
Bogota IFF Colombia 2021., Bogota, Colombia
Valvidia FF Chile 2021., Valvidia, Chile
Film Fest Gent 2021., Gent, Belgium
Brisbane IFF 2021., Brisbane, Australia
Sao Paolo IFF 2021., Sao Paolo, Brazil
New Zealand IFF 2021., Auckland, New Zeland
Cineuropa FF Spain 2021., Spain
CPH PIX 2021., Copenhagen, Denmark
Duhok IFF World Cinema Section (Kurdistan) 2021., Duhok, Iraq
Gijon IFF 2021., Gijon, Spain
Muestra Cine Segovia SE-Cine Spain 2021., Segovia, Spain
IFFI Goa India 2021., Goa, India
Mar del Plata IFF 2021., Mar del Plata, Argentina
Zagreb Film Festival 2021., Zagreb, Croatia - programme Together Again