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(Jaful secolului)
2024, 119’, subtitles
d. Teodora Ana Mihai
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Thursday, November 13, 7:00 PM
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. One evening, when she is assaulted after meeting a local, Natalia asks Iță, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her.
Director Teodora Ana Mihai
Teodora Ana Mihai is a Belgian-Romanian film director born in Bucharest, known for her distinctive blend of social relevance and audiovisual poetry. She gained recognition with her debut auteur documentary, WAITING FOR AUGUST, before making her first narrative feature, LA CIVIL, which won the Un Certain Regard – Prix de l’Audace (Audacity Award) at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.
Awards: Warsaw Grand Prix – Warsaw Film Festival; Best Actress (Anamaria Vartolomei) – Tokyo International Film Festival; Balkan Film Award – Sofia International Film Festival; Audience Award – Shanghai International Film Award.