Synopse
Anthropologist Adi has been dumped by his girlfriend. To distract himself, he surrounds himself with work. He moves to Ferentari, the poorest part of Bucharest, to conduct a study of Manele, the pop music of the Roma community. During his work he gets to know the ex-con Alberto, who is happy to help him. What starts as a working relationship develops into a friendship and then a hesitant romance, but the more they hide from their environment, the more they have to deal with their ethnic and cultural differences. Soldiers. Story from Ferentari is a tender variation on Romeo and Juliet on the periphery of Romanian society.
Regie
IVANA MLADENOVIĆ (*1984) is a Serbian film-maker who lives and works in Bucharest. Her documentary Turn off the Lights (2012) won several awards, including as best Romanian documentary. Soldiers. Story from Ferentari is her debut feature.
Info
Original Title: Soldatii. Poveste din Ferentari
International Title: Soldiers. Story from Ferentari
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Romanian OV with German subtitles
Director: Ivana Mladenovic
Screenplay: Adrian Șchiop, Ivana Mladenovic
Cast/Protagonists: Adrian Șchiop, Vasile Pavel-Digudai, Stefan Iancu, Nicolae Marin-Spaniolul, Kana Hashimoto, Dan Bursuc
Production country: Serbia, Belgium, Romania
Year of Production: 2017
Length: 119 min
Producer: Ada Solomon
Production company: Hi Film Production, Film House Bas Celik, Frakas Productions
Cinematography: Luchian Ciobanu
Editor: Catalin Cristutiu
World Sales: Beta Cinema GmbH
