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A film by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu. From 2 July at the fsk. In Romanian with German subtitles.

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Moldova, 1997. Six years after the col­lap­se of the USSR, the initi­al eupho­ria has faded, lea­ving behind a coun­try sin­king into a deep and per­sis­tent cri­sis. Amidst this harsh rea­li­ty, a fami­ly strug­gles to sur­vi­ve. Zina, a set desi­gner at a once-vibrant children’s theat­re, has not been paid for months, yet con­ti­nues to try to keep her fami­ly tog­e­ther and put food on the table. Her hus­band Victor, an artist left behind by histo­ry, is sin­king into melan­cho­ly and is unable to adapt to the new rea­li­ty. Their daugh­ter Eva, a gifted pia­no stu­dent, is lea­ving child­hood behind as she sear­ches for her place in a world that seems to be fal­ling apart around her. Whilst fri­ends and neigh­bours quiet­ly aban­don the sin­king ship in search of a bet­ter life abroad, despe­ra­ti­on dri­ves Zina to rent out the fami­ly home. This decis­i­on tears the fami­ly apart and plun­ges them into a peri­lous jour­ney, caught bet­ween sur­vi­val, flee­ting hope and the fra­gi­le dream of a life that may never be theirs.

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DE/RO/MD 2026, 133 mins, Romanian with German sub­tit­les
Director: Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu
Cinematography: Javier Palicio
Editing: Ecaterina Iaschevici, sup­port­ed by Dana Bunescu
Starring: Marina Palii, Arina Mura, Ion Munteanu, Paulina Zavtonii, Ion Liulica, Marina Weis

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