Claudiu Mitcu

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An emotional rollercoaster journey within the music and the social transformations of the last 50 years in Romania, seen through the eyes of a famous DJ during communist times.

Two Words, Three Lies

The reenactment of a burglary turned crime.

31 hours

Stefan, the only surgeon available, takes on one final patient after working a 31-hour shift. In what should have been a simple procedure the 8-year old boy dies on the table. In this powerful short, the corrupt Romanian health care system is put under close scrutiny upon the backdrop of sorrow, payoffs and threats.

You Are Ceaușescu to Me

An experimental blend of documentary and fiction in which young people aged between 15 and 22 from different backgrounds are auditioning for the role of young Nicolae Ceausescu in the mid-1930s while trying to find the drive behind his actions.

Monsters.

A long time married couple comes to decide within 24 hours, through encounters with strangers, that letting go might be their biggest proof of love.

Date Night

Andrei works at a car-wash. Due to a series of unfortunate events he gets fired. This is terrible news for Andrei, as he is getting married soon. At home he and his future wife argue and Andrei invents a story in order to avoid the fight. Who knew this was going to be a bad idea?

No Man's Land

A woman needs to urgently drive her terminally ill father from a German clinic back to Romania. When at the border, she can’t go further.

My Name Is Costin

Rares claims his real name is Costin Dumitru. Six years ago, he was murdered by a neighbour, then buried in the school back-yard. No one believes Rares. But that’s just until the investigation starts…

Dream Images

It was 1978 and the Romanian dictator Ceausescu was in control of the country. Artists were being prosecuted and isolated due to their "unacceptable" background and views. Amongst them stood the extremely talented musician Rodion Rosca. Although he was a radio star, his debut album was never released.

November

Vlad, 38, works as a tour guide on cruise ships. When he started work ten years ago, he left behind a failed relationship and a small child: Max, his son, who is now almost a teenager. Vlad happens to come back to Romania for a week and tries to connect with his son and make up for the lost time.

Ramona

One girl. One car. One night. No coincidence.

Tie

As a football match paralyses Bucharest, Dana boards young Alex's cab. Once in front of her building, despite their obvious differences, Dana asks Alex to stay with her for the night. At any price.

The Network

The documentary follows and underground benevolent network of people who are buying chemotherapy drugs abroad and transporting them to Romanian patients, since in Romania chemotherapy drugs are not available.

Kowalski

Three men go into a pub. The first man has too many questions. The second man has the perfect plan. The third man has no chance.

Bad Penny

One night, just before the holidays, in an empty park, two small-time thugs hold up a strange looking man. Where's the Christmas spirit?

The Village Called Sands

Every year on August 29 ("since the world and the earth", says a local in the film), the village of Nisipuri is celebrating: there is a bâlci whose spirit has gone all over the south of the country. The locals are very proud of their town, at least until they come to the comparison of the past with the present, when the balance inevitably tilts in favor of the former term. The documentary captures—through hand-held footage and long shots (let's not forget that the cinematographer is Andrei Butica)—the day before the big day, the preparations, the actual event, and... the breaking of the fair.

01.05.2020

Typically, every year, May 1st opens the summer season, always crowded with crowds that rush to the seaside to mark the start of summer with joy and gusto, on which occasion going out of town becomes an event. In 2020, however, May 1 comes with a muted and deserted atmosphere. In contrast to the usual days of May 1, this year, the silence and desolation of the sea were the consequences of the extreme quarantine of that period, in the midst of a global pandemic.

Two of Us

This documentary is meant to open a window, past prejudice and intolerance, into the lives of Cristi and George, two young men whose only crime is that they are deeply in love.

Kids Rock

Four boys between 11 and 13 years old are members of the rock band Blană Bombă. The magnificent four are observed both on the path of artistic transformations, and on the way from childhood to adolescence.

Merry Circus

The film tells the story of one of the oldest circus families in Romania, descendants of the Globus Circus founder, Toma Zdebschi. Mina and Carol have been married for 55 years. They were both circus artists. Mina is 75 and Carol is 84.