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Child's Pose
Why this pick
Its tightly observed Romanian realism turns a parent's effort to protect an adult child into an increasingly uncomfortable study of privilege, influence, and moral compromise.
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MOVIE2016 2h 7m ROU
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Why this pick
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Sieranevada
Why this pick
A family gathering becomes a densely naturalistic pressure chamber, using long takes, interruptions, and buried resentments to reveal social and personal fracture.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Romeo is a middle-aged doctor employed at a local hospital in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. He lives with his wife, Magda, and their 18-year-old daughter, Eliza, who has just won a scholarship to Cambridge University. She is preparing to write her final exams and needs to maintain a grade of at least 90%. Romeo is a doting father and drives Eliza to school regularly.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gheorghe Ifrim
Agent Sandu
Adrian Văncică
Gelu
Maria Dragus
Eliza
Adrian Titieni
Romeo Aldea
Lia Bugnar
Magda
Vlad Ivanov
Chief Inspector
Emanuel Parvu
Procurorul Ivaşcu
Lucian Ifrim
Albu Marin