SYNOPSIS

1989, Chisinău, Moldavian Sovjet Socialist Republic. From the psychiatric hospital where he is detained, the Afghanistan war veteran Vova calls his comrade Andrej. With Andrej’s help, Vova tries to break free, but remains trapped inside his posttraumatic syndrome.

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PHOTOS

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CAST

Pavel Golan - Vova

Sergiu Voloc - Andrej

Snejana Rudenco - Marica

Vladimir Guzun - Leonid

Dana Ciobanu - Rodica

Alexandru Susarenco - Pavel

Alexandra Todirascu - Valeria

Angela Caraus - Kiosk woman

Natalia Antupova - Shop woman

Ion Puica - Soldier

CREW

Directing & Writing – Mircea Bobină
Executive Producers - Jesse Sibarium
Screenplay – Ion Bordian
Line Producer Film University – Holger Lochau
Production Manager – Anne Schmidt
Co-producer Moldova – Ana Antir
Production Coordinator Romania – Gabriela Suciu
Assistant Productin Coordinator Romania – Ana Rădueț
1st Assistant Producer – Irina Samson
2nd Assistant Producer – Cristina Popovschi
Assistant Director – Natalia Shaufert
Director of Photography - Annegret Sachse
1st Assistant Camera – Carmen Bianca Tofeni
2nd Assistant Camera – Radu Cioplea
Gaffer - Florian Geyer
Best Boy - Razvan Goata Alexandru
Electrician - Omri Aloni
Production Designer & Set Decorator - Oxana Pesterean
Assistant Set Decorator - Veaceslav Tomsa
Makeup, Hair & Costume - Jana Povalachi
Sound Designer - Malte Eiben
Production Sound Mixer - Kai Ziarkowski
Boom Operator - Laura Matissek
Foley Artist - Peter Sandmann
Re-Recording Mixer - Julius Middendorff
Digital Colorist - Marc Lontzek
Visual Effects - Mihai Bruma, Igor Mutruc
Mastering - Enrico Matthias
Editors - Stefan Nistor / Mircea Bobina / Annegret Sachse

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

o PIFF Ploiesti International Short Film Festival, Ploiesti/Romania, 16-19 June 2016

o BUZZ CEE International Film Festival, Buzau/Romania, 4-8 May 2016

o International Women's Filmfestival Dortmund | Cologne, 19-24 April 2016 - nominated for the National Competition of Women Directors of Photography

o Short Waves Festival, Poznan/Poland, 15-20 March 2016 - Romanian Shorts Program

o Luxor Arab & European Film Festival, Luxor/Egypt, 30 Jan.-5 Feb. 2016 – short film competition

o Cinemaiubit International Student Film Festival, Bucharest/Romania, 2-5 Dec. 2015 - Special Screening

o European Short Film Festival Brest/France, 10-15 Nov. 2015 – European Competition

o Dracula Film Festival, Brașov/Romania, 7-11 Oct. 2015 - in competition Best Romanian Short, Vladutz Award

o LET's CEE Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Vienna/Austria, 1-11 Oct. 2015 - out of competition

o Bucharest International Short Film Festival, 9-13 Sept. 2015 - in competition - Special Jury Award

o Filmul de Piatra Festival of Romanian & Moldovan Shorts, Piatra Neamt/Romania - 27-30 Aug. 2015 - in competition

o Arkadia Shortfest, Băicoi/Romania, 3-6 July 2015 - in competition

o Intl. Documentary Film Festival Cronograf, Chisinau/Moldova, 12-18 May 2015 Special Screening

o European Film Festival, Bucharest/Romania, 7-14 May 2015

Status

In theaters

Production

Film University Babelsberg „Konrad Wolf” (DE), Atelier de Film / University of Theatre and Film „I.L. Caragiale” (RO)

Production country

Republic of Moldova

Language

Romanian / Russian