Ceau, Cinema! 13
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Sunlit Apocalypses
+15
Screening followed by a discussion with director and curator Xandra Popescu
Look at the Fire or Burn Inside / Il faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans
Director: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Cast: Pan Daijing, Bendik Giske, Caroline Poggi
Drama – France — 2022 — 18min
Language: French
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
On the Isle of Beauty (Corsica), there lives a woman who is a hermit. She has a red canister and a strong belief. That she can heal the earth through fire.
Festivals: Locarno, New York, Karlovy Vary
The Luminous Wound / La herida luminosa
Director: Christian Avilés
Cast: Sam Zeitlin, Julia Fossi, Dina Serra
Short Film – Spain — 2022 — 23min
Language: Spanish, English
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
Light-starved British teenagers arrive every year on the Balearic Islands to worship the sun. Who needs sunscreen? Why put a barrier between the skin and the sun? They want to absorb it into their bodies and carry it back to their cloud-covered kingdom.
Festivals: Berlinale, Locarno, European Film Awards, AFI Fest
Erogenesis
Director: Xandra Popescu
Cast: Valerie Renay, Yuko Kaseki, Estelle Widmaier
Drama – Germany — 2025 — 15min
Language: German
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
In a dystopian universe, though sunny and rather pleasant, the human species seems to be on the verge of extinction. All hope lies with a group of researchers who could, in fact, save the day. If only they weren’t so busy with the study of pleasure.
Festivals: Cannes – Semaine de la Critique, Clermont-Ferrand
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:15 PM
Studio Cinema (Small Room), Timișoara
Rose
+15
Director: Markus Schleinzer
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt
History, Drama – Austria, Germany — 2026 — 1h 33min
Language: German
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
In the early 17th century, a soldier arrives at an isolated Protestant village in Germany claiming to be the heir to an abandoned farmstead. Even though he proves to be a good man, the villagers’ suspicions about his identity continue to grow, ultimately leading to an inevitable reckoning.
Festivals: Berlin — Silver Bear for Best Performance in a Leading Role (Sandra Hüller); Istanbul — Award for Best Screenplay
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9:30 PM
Timiș Cinema, Timișoara
Magellan / Magalhães
+15
Director: Lav Diaz
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Bab
Drama, History – Portugal, Spain — 2025 — 2h 36min
Language: Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Synopsis:
A navigator rebels against the authority of the King, driven by his humanist ideals and belief in justice. But once he is finally given command of the legendary Spice Fleet and embarks on the first circumnavigation of the Earth, the journey begins to challenge his values, ambitions, and sense of self.
Festivals: Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam, BFI
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 4:00 PM
Timiș Cinema, Timișoara