In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.
David
Love 2. America tells the story of the final 24 hours of the romance of two lovers, Anton (30) and Beatrice (34). After 24 hours, Anton is going to leave, forever, to a place far away where he will start a new life; Beatrice will return to David (32), her husband. Entwined with memories, dreams and thoughts of the future, their story slowly departs from reality and becomes the universal story of two lovers at the end of their love.
Pricop
Cristina y Tudor Ionescu han formado una familia feliz con sus dos hijos, Maria e Ilie. Él trabaja para una compañía telefónica y ella es contable. Ambos están en la treintena y viven en un bonito apartamento en una ciudad rumana. Su vida es la de una pareja normal con sus hijos. Pero una mañana de domingo, cuando Tudor lleva a sus hijos al parque, Maria desaparece. Sus vidas cambian abruptamente para siempre.
Mitrofan
A lumberjack, Doru, whose wife dies leaving the child she was looking after, Meda, at risk of being sent to an orphanage, decides to fight for adoption, against the odds.
caporalul Zaica
Two young men are sent to a labour camp when they try to escape Romania.
