Synopsis
Overworked and underpaid Angela, drives around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a “safety at work video” commissioned by a multinational company. When one of the interviewees reveals the company’s liability in his accident, a scandal erupts.

Crew
Screenwriter: Radu Jude
Producers: Ada Solomon, Adrian Sitaru
Co-producers: Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Serge Lalou, Claire Dornoy, Ankica Jurić Tilić
DoP: Marius Panduru Rsc
Editor: Cătălin Cristuțiu
Sound designer: Marius Leftărache
Music: Jura Ferina and Pavao Miholjevic
Art directors: Cristian Niculescu, Andreea Popa
Costume designer: Radu Jude

Make-up artist: Bianca Boeroiu

Cast
Ilinca Manolache
Ovidiu Pîrșan
Nina Hoss
Dorina Lazăr
Katia Pascariu

Production: 4 Proof Film
Co-production: Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films D’Ici, Kinorama, microFILM

- production supported by Centrul Național Al Cinematografiei – România, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova/19, Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Awards:

Locarno FF 2023., Locarno, Switzerland – International Competition (Concorso internazionale) – Special Jury Prize
Montclair FF 2023., Montclair, USA – Fiction Feature Competition – Best Film
Chicago IFF 2023., Chicago, USA – International Competition – Best Performance Ilinica Manolache
Gijon IFF 2023., Gijon, Spain – Albar Section – Best Film
Lisbon & Estoril FF 2023., Lisbon, Portugal – Official Competition – Special Jury Award
International Cinephile Society Awards 2024. – Best Breakthrough Performance Ilinca Manolache
Allywood Film Critics Association Awards – Top 10 Foreign Language Film

Festivals:

Locarno FF 2023., Locarno, Switzerland – International Competition (Concorso internazionale) – Special Jury Prize
Toronto IFF 2023., Toronto, Canada – Wavelengths programme
Montclair FF 2023., Montclair, USA – Fiction Feature Competition – Best Film
Chicago IFF 2023., Chicago, USA – International Competition – Best Performance Ilinica Manolache
CinEast 2023., Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Cinescope
Zagreb FF 2023., Zagreb, Croatia – Together Again
Black Nights FF 2023., Tallinn, Estonia – Best of Festivals
Thessaloniki IFF 2023., Thessaloniki, Greece – Special Screenings
Denver IFF 2023., Denver, USA – International Feature
Gijon IFF 2023., Gijon, Spain – Albar Section – Best Film
Lisbon & Estoril FF 2023., Lisbon, Portugal – Official Competition – Special Jury Award
Trieste FF 2024., Trieste, Italy
Palm Springs IFF 2024., Palm Springs, USA – Awards Buzz Programme
Sofia IFF 2024., Sofia, Bulgaria – Balkan Competition