Andrei Butica

A painterly Romanian landscape around 1900. A Jewish man named Leiba runs the village inn, a meeting point for Christians and Jews alike, although the conviviality masks racism and anti-Semitism. Between Passover and Easter, a spark.

A meticulous ambulance driver working in poverty-stricken Bucharest, who takes part in an armed robbery together with three men he barely knows. As the robbery ends in disaster, Bogdan starts a thorough, almost compulsive investigation to dig up the true identities of his accomplices, but the more he discovers, the deeper he sinks into a spiral of fear and paranoia.

A collection of 6 films made during the lockdown period in Romania.

Four people meet in a bar. Two of them know exactly why they are there. The third has a pretty good idea. The fourth is in for a bit of a shock...

Seven months after their divorce, Ducu pays Maria one last visit...

대학생 아나와 토마는 첫눈에 사랑에 빠지고 뜨거운 격정으로 서로를 탐닉한다. 부모의 반대와 정신적 문제에도 서로에게 더 깊이 들어가고 미친 듯이 중독되는데… 지독한 격정에 빠져든다!

Roman returns to the land near the Ukrainian border he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land - and their smuggling business - without a fight.

One perfect house. One perfect marriage. One perfect Sunday morning.

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

Robert is a young writer passing through a difficult time in his life. He decides to return home into his native village for the first time since his mother passed away three years ago. In more than 10 years, he paid only few visits to his parents and this fact is reflected by the distant relationship Robert has with his father. As it happens, he meets two former classmates: Petrica - his old best friend, now married with children and Paula- his teenage sweetheart. She is divorced after an unhappy marriage and is now working at a local store. She doesn’t seem to be engaged in a relationship…

One stressful morning, like every other morning, Cristina suddenly stops in the doorway. She is unable to take the step that would lead her out of the house.

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.

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?

60세에 접어든 코넬리아는 30대인 아들 바르부가 독립을 하자 우울해한다. 어느 날 바르부가 교통사고를 내자 코넬리아는 이 사건이 다시 아들의 삶에 개입할 수 있는 기회라고 여기고 아들이 징역형을 면할 수 있도록 부패한 권력에 맞서기 시작한다. 성장한 자식을 떠나 보낼 수밖에 없는 부모의 상실감을 그린 작품으로 베를린영화제 황금곰상을 차지한 수작.

In Bucharest on a winter’s morning, a couple make love. Adina wants to move in with her boyfriend Radu as soon as possible. He, on the other hand, is slightly more reluctant but appears to simply tolerate her plans. Today is New Year’s Eve and Radu and Adina have a lot to do: the two have planned a visit to Adina’s parents followed by a party with friends. While buying last-minute gifts at the supermarket, Radu thinks he spots ex-girlfriend Nadja, who he has never forgotten. In one small moment, Radu’s insecurities about Adina come bubbling to the surface. No sooner have the corks begin to pop, the relationship comes to an abrupt end. This is followed by the perfectly timed offer from Radu’s friend Alex to hit the town with him and his friends. Radu accepts the offer in the hope that Nadja is also out. Director Paul Negogescu draws a portrait of Radu with precision and subtle irony – and captures the atmosphere of a New Year’s evening with great authenticity.

Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter on their annual holiday, he is told that she is ill but he doesn't believe it and insists to take her with him. The situation soon gets out of control with all the family taking part in a web of humor, violence, childish songs, police interventions and love statements.

Considering that his life is a failure, a man records himself leaving a video-message to his loved ones. After this message, which tackles, in funny and sad ways, a lot of issues, both personal and social, he shoots himself in the head. But he fails. And what follows is the a ridiculous and horrific agony, that probably changes the characters' vision about life... A film done basically in one single shot.

삼십대 후반의 남성 태비, 그는 어느 날부터인가 그의 딸 알렉산드라가 더 이상 그를 “아빠” 라고 부르지 않음을 깨닫게 된다. - 2008 오버하우젠국제영화제 최우수 단편영화상

삼십대 후반의 남성 태비, 그는 어느 날부터인가 그의 딸 알렉산드라가 더 이상 그를 “아빠” 라고 부르지 않음을 깨닫게 된다. - 2008 오버하우젠국제영화제 최우수 단편영화상

삼십대 후반의 남성 태비, 그는 어느 날부터인가 그의 딸 알렉산드라가 더 이상 그를 “아빠” 라고 부르지 않음을 깨닫게 된다. - 2008 오버하우젠국제영화제 최우수 단편영화상

Mr. Lazarescu is a retired Romanian engineer, spending his time in the company of his cats and booze. When he starts feeling unusually ill, he first seeks painkillers from his neighbors. It soon becomes apparent that Lazarescu is indeed sick, and an ambulance arrives with a nurse who has a few ideas about what could be the problem. However, a major traffic accident and poor organization leaves little room in Romanian hospitals for the fading Lazarescu.