Program TIFF.19 Sibiu

Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind — narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world....See more details

Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation. The testimony of a survivor of this genocide questions the very notion of historical truth and reveals forgotten traumas with potentially devastating consequences today.

Sonnenallee (1999) ist eine tragikomische Coming-of-Age-Komödie von Leander Haußmann. Der Film spielt in den 1970er Jahren in der DDR, direkt an der Berliner Mauer, und folgt dem Leben des Teenagers Michael Ehrenreich und seiner Freunde. Mit Humor und Nostalgie erzählt der Film von Jugend, erster Liebe, Musik und dem absurden Alltag im geteilten Deutschland....See more details

Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...

Regie: Michael Ogden / UK/US / 2025 / 1h30min Distribuție: Madonna, Sean Penn, Michael Jackson Povestea ascensiunii fulminante a celebrei „material girl” este prezentată în acest documentar captivant, prin secvențe de arhivă și interviuri exclusive. Înainte de Britney Spears, Lady Gaga și Taylor Swift, a fost Madonna, prototipul cântăreței pop albe....See more details

After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognisable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war. His beloved wife Penelope is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king....See more details

Zaida este o fetiţă retrasă care locuieşte cu tatăl vitreg într-un cartier de periferie. Într-o zi Zaida îl întâlneşte pe Jonás, vecinul ei, un bătrân bizar şi introvertit retras într-o lume imaginară în care se crede astronaut NASA, iar apartamentul său este de fapt o navă spaţială pe nume Orion....See more details

Out of competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes 2024 Original language: English  Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Lorcan FINNEGAN Country: US Year of Production: 2024 Length: 100 minutes Genre: Thriller A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son....See more details

În anul 1982, François Mitterrand, proaspăt ales preşedinte al Franţei, este pus faţă în faţă cu Nicolae Ceauşescu, dictatorul român, din cauza unei poveşti de spionaj demnă de un roman poliţist. Are loc o luptă dusă în culise de către serviciile secrete ale celor două state, DST, respectiv redutabila Securitate....See more details

Der Junge muss an die frische Luft (2018) ist eine bewegende Filmbiografie unter der Regie von Caroline Link, basierend auf den Kindheitserinnerungen von Hape Kerkeling. Der Film erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Hans-Peter in den 1970er Jahren im Ruhrgebiet, der mit seinem Humor und seiner Lebensfreude versucht, den familiären Tragödien zu trotzen....See more details