COMPETIŢIE
Six European fiction films with moral dilemmas as their central theme and which had their world premieres at the biggest festivals are part of this year’s competition. The films come from Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Poland, Serbia and Turkey and compete for the Ceau, Cinema Trophy! “Răzvan Georgescu” and the Audience Award.
The jury is made up of actresses Ilinca Manolache and Olga Török and director Adrian Sitaru.
Trofeul Ceau, Cinema! “Răzvan Georgescu” has a value of 1,000 euros, and the Audience Award is 500 euros, both being offered by Groupama Asigurari.
Competiţia Ceau, Cinema! offers a framework for filmmakers from countries with traditional minorities in the Banat region.
Hesitation Wound
Directed by: Selman Nacar
Cast: Tülin Özen, Ogulcan Arman Uslu, Gulcin Kultur Sahin
Drama – Turkey – 2023 – 1h24min +15
Language: Turkish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
Criminal lawyer Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect the lives of her ailing mother, a judge, and a murder suspect client, whose defense is turning in his favor.
Festivals: Venice – Orizzonti, Istanbul, Stockholm, TIFF
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara
Woman Of…
Directed by: Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Cast: Małgorzata Hajewska, Joanna Kulig, Mateusz Więcławek, Bogumiła Bajor
Drama – Poland, Sweden – 2023 – 2h12min +15
Language: Polish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
Set against the landscape of the Polish transformation from communism to capitalism, WOMAN OF… spans 45 years of the life of Aniela Wesoły, who lives more than half of her adult life in a provincial Polish town as a man. Aniela’s journey to find personal liberty as a trans woman reveals hardships in marriage and parenthood, strained family relations and complicated attitudes in her environment, which constantly place her in impossible situations. What choices will Aniela have to make? Will she be ready to sacrifice all to become who she truly is?
Festivals: Venice, Istanbul, São Paulo, Goteborg
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:00 p.m
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara
The film is brought with the support of the Polish Institute in Bucharest.
Ivo
Directed by: Eva Trobisch
Cast: Minna Wündrich, Pia Hierzegger, Lukas Turtur
Drama – Germany – 2024 – 1h44min +15
Language: German
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
A married palliative care nurse gets embroiled in an affair with her ill patient’s husband.
Festivals: Berlin, Hong Kong, Palm Springs, Vilnius
Friday, July 19, 2024, 5:00 p.m
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara
The film is brought with the support of the German Cultural Center in Timisoara.
Working Class Goes to Hell
Directed by: Mladen Djordjevic
Cast: Tamara Krcunovic, Leon Lucev, Szilvia Krizsán
Drama – Serbia – 2023 – 2h7min +15
Language: Serbian
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
Workers from a factory that has closed reach out to the supernatural in a struggle for personal dignity.
Festivals: Toronto, Sofia, Tallin
Friday, July 19, 2024, 9:30 p.m
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara
Blaga`s Lessons
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Cast: Eli Skorcheva, Gerasim Georgiev, Stefan Denolyubov, Rozalia Abgarian, Ivaylo Hristov, Ivan Barnev, Stoyan Doychev, Assen Blatechki
Drama – Bulgaria – 2023 – 1h56min +15
Language: Bulgarian
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
A teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life savings, then realizes that there is no way to get the money back. The tables then turn as cash begins rolling in as she transforms into a scammer herself.
Festivals: Karlovy Vary – Best Film Award, Sarajevo, Stockholm, Thessaloniki
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara
The Vanishing Soldier
Directed by: Dani Rosenberg
With: Ido Tako, Mika Reiss, Efrat Ben Zur, Tiki Dayan, Shmulik Cohen
Drama – Israel – 2023 – 1h38min +15
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Sinopsis:
Shlomi, an 18-year-old Israeli soldier, flees the Gaza battlefield and heads to his girlfriend in Tel Aviv only to discover that the IDF elite is convinced he was kidnapped in the fog of war.
Festivals: Locarno, Busan, Thessaloniki
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Victoria Cinema, Timisoara