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The Crazy Stranger
Why this pick
Gatlif’s earlier Romanian odyssey shares Transylvania’s rough-edged road-movie momentum, music-soaked encounters, and immersive affection for lives lived outside settled borders.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
''Transylvania'' is the story of Zingarina (Asia Argento), a rebellious Italian girl who travels to Transylvania with her best friend Marie (Amira Casar) and a young interpreter, Luminita (Alexandra Beaujard), seeking her fiance, Milan Agustin (Morgan), who has been expelled from France, the country where they had met and fallen in love. She knows he's a travelling musician and plays in a gypsy band.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Amira Casar
Marie
Birol Ünel
Tchangalo
Marco Castoldi
Milan Agustin
Asia Argento
Zingarina