Ion Sapdaru

Viorel, a quiet, upright tractor driver from a small town in west Romania meets Mocanu, a high profile politician campaigning for a seat in the European Parliament. Mocanu’s car has broken down nearby and Viorel and his wife welcome the politician into their humble home. Under investigation for corruption, Mocanu sees an opportunity and decides to stay with this modest family during the rest of the campaign, winning people’s hearts by posing as a common man next to his “old friend”, the honest, hard-working farmer. In return, Viorel will get a new tractor.

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.

Two Moldavian friends begin a journey full of adventures and suspense trying various business ideas in order to earn enough money to achieve their dreams.

A young Hungarian man visits his estranged Romanian father.

Dan and Cristi are both parents. Their sons are best friends. On the way to the Lehliu police station, Dan does not have the courage to tell Cristi the whole truth about his son's accident and the real reason for this long drive.

Drăgan Niță is a humble French teacher from Romania that has always dreamt of visiting Paris one day. To make his dream come true, he saves 1 lei every day.

어린 시절 고아원에서 자란 두 소녀 알리나와 보이치타. 독일로 떠났던 알리나는 수도원에 있는 보이치타를 데려가기 위해 고향 루마니아로 돌아온다. 하지만 수도원 생활에 익숙해진 보이치타는 수녀로서의 삶을 원하고 그런 그녀를 설득하기 위해 알리나 또한 수도원에 머물게 된다. 보이치타의 사랑을 되찾고 싶은 알리나는 수도원의 믿음과 규율 사이에서 점차 갈등이 깊어진다. 결국 신부와 수녀들은 알리나의 몸 안에 깃든 악마를 쫓아내야 한다며 퇴마의식을 시작하는데…

Nina, a former Miss of a province town currently unemployed, who has enough of her boring life with her husband, Cornel. She decides to kidnap Marinela, the bride of an local mobs wedding, in exchange of a huge ransom that hopefully will provide her a better life. Surprisingly enough the bride refuses to return to her disgusting husband and provokes a series of events very serious for her family, but hilarious for the movie.

미국 네브래스카 주의 경찰인 캐스린 볼코박은 돈이 필요하다는 지극히 개인적인 이유로, 정부에서 파견하는 평화유지군 임무에 지원하게 된다. 캐서린은 보스니아에 파견된 후 얼마 지나지 않아, 숲에서 상처투성이로 발견된 한 여자아이를 조사하게 되고, 그 아이가 보스니아 인신매매의 피해자라는 것을 알게 된다. 하지만 사건의 진실을 파헤치는 과정에서, 인신매매에 가담한 사람이 포주 한 명에 불과한 게 아니라는 것을 알게 되는데…

Matilda takes a one-day release from jail to attend her mother’s funeral, with no intention of returning. The clock is ticking as Matilda tries one last time to get help from her family and is forced to confront her troubled past.

Horace, a 8 years old boy, who still believes in Santa Clause, received as a Christmas gift a day at the mall. What ought to be a normal Christmas day turns into an adventure when Horace loses his mother. He mets John, a pickpocket disguised as Santa Clause, who was in the middle of an illegal operation. Unlike the Santas on TV, John doesn't seem to like children. Althought, the boy is convinced that this is the real Santa Clause and tail of it, causing all sorts of trouble as dangerous, as funny. Finally John finds the magic of Christmas and Horace discovers that miracles indeed, occur.

30년 전, 유대인을 숨겨줬단 이유로 볼쇼이 교향악단에서 지휘자 자리를 박탈당한 안드레이. 그는 복귀의 그날 만을 꿈꾸며 볼쇼이 극장에서 말단 청소부로 버티고 있다. 그러던 어느날, 볼쇼이에 파리의 극장에서 초청공문이 날라오고 공문을 몰래 가로챈 안드레이는 절친한 친구 샤샤와 함께 30년 전 못다한 공연의 설욕무대를 몰래 준비하려 하는데...

화제의 루마니아 산 옴니버스 영화. 5명의 감독이 제각각 차우세스쿠 정권 말기의 별난 개인사들을 극화했다. 보통 사람들의 시선으로. 역설적 제목에서 암시되듯, 영화를 관류하는 주된 톤은 복고풍적 유머다. 영화는 억압과 고통의 시기에 루마니아 인들을 버티게 해줬던 으뜸 덕목이 그 유머였다는 사실을 확인시켜준다.

15 years ago, Luiza decided to make a fresh start in Spain. She left her 3-year-old daughter Cristina in the care of her relatives and took off. When she returns to Romania, the woman learns some shocking truths that were kept hidden from her: Cristina ran away from home, is a drug addict and has a 2-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage. Overwhelmed by guilt, Luiza attempts to save her daughter

1987년, 차우세스쿠 독재정권으로 임신중절이 금지되었던 루마니아. 대학 기숙사 룸메이트 여대생 오틸리아와 가비타는 시내의 허름한 호텔을 예약한다. 원치 않는 임신을 하게 된 가비타의 임신중절을 위해서이다. 어렵게 구한 돈으로 임신중절을 하기로 한 날, 불법으로 임신중절을 해주기로 한 베베를 만나지만 임신 2개월이라 속였던 가비타의 임신 4개월이 들통나고, 베베는 돈 대신 더 큰 것을 요구하는데…

Cristian Nemescu's comedy unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the country -- without official documents, and equipped only with the verbal consent of the Romanian authorities. The transport thus grows intensely vulnerable.

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

Out of enthusiasm, a Militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the Revolution. His Lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of 22-23 December 1989.

A shy teacher and a versatile driver from a small vilage are gonig to town send by the mayor to bring a computer for the Mayoralty and a lavatory for the mayor, but things don't end like they suposed to.

A young man's attempt to flee the misery of his alcoholic villagers.