Directed by:
Radu JudeScreenplay:
Radu JudeCinematography:
Marius PanduruCast:
Katia Pascariu, Kristina Cepraga, Tudorel Filimon, Ilinca Manolache, Alexandru Potocean, Nicodim Ungureanu, Andi Vasluianu, Dana Voicu, Olimpia Malai (more)Plots(1)
A video goes viral. It shows a man and a woman having sex while wearing masks. The woman is, nevertheless, identified. Too bad she is a teacher and supposed to be a role model. And this, moreover, in a (post-socialist but ultimately any) society that is about to get lost in a social network discourse of would-be healing squeaky-clean attitudes, pseudo-political knowing-it-all, sanctimonious chauvinism and grotesque conspiracy theories. Everyone has an opinion. The debate turns into a tribunal – about consensual sex, pornography and more. Always up for innovative cinematic experiments, Radu Jude has crafted from this constellation an intelligent, satirical triptych: with its nonchalantly precise camerawork and manic humour found in the stress of everyday life on Bucharest’s streets, the first part shows us what contemporary cinema at the documentary-fiction interface can look like. The second part is an offbeat series of laconic, static images intended as an encyclopaedia of the symbols of our time. The film’s grand – albeit open-ended – finale is a discussion held at the school in which judgement is passed on our heroine’s right to exist. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Katia Pascariu
Romania
Best movies:
Kristina Cepraga
Best movies:
The Salt of Life (2011)
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Woman's Name (2018)
Tudorel Filimon
Romania
Best movies:
Train of Life (1998)
Silent Wedding (2008)
Passo Doble (1985)
Ilinca Manolache
Best movies:
Alexandru Potocean
Romania
Best movies:
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
The Whistleblower (2010)
Nicodim Ungureanu
Best movies:
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
Amen. (2002)
Andi Vasluianu
Romania
Best movies:
Dana Voicu
Best movies:
Scarred Hearts (2016)
Hello! How Are You? (2010)
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Olimpia Malai
Romania
Best movies:
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
Miracle (2021)
Unidentified (2020)
Petra Nesvačilová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Protector (2009)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Cristina Draghici
Best movies:
Nicoleta Lefter
Romania
Best movies:
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
The Miracle of Tekir (2016)
Serban Lazarovici
Romania
Best movies:
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Metronom (2022)
Uppercase Print (2020)