Three aid workers are led on a detour through darkest Transylvania in Radu Muntean’s allegorical intergenerational drama.
Double, triple and quadruple crosses play a part in this lightly-eccentric gangster thriller from a Romanian great.
One man’s soccer obsession becomes a humble plea for a better world in Corneliu Porumboiu’s riveting documentary.
This year’s Transylvania International Film Festival showcased a wealth of homegrown talent.
A film about ‘Stalin’s Space Monkeys’ and a participatory documentary were among the highlights of this year’s festival.
By Anton Bitel
Adrian Tofei goes full psycho-stalker in Be My Cat: A Film for Anne.
New features from Cristi Puiu and Ali Abbasi brought a gothic flavour to this year’s festival.
By Dana Knight
Directors like Bogdan Mirică are challenging their national cinema’s austere image.
The 2007 Palme d’Or winner returns to Cannes with another gripping and meticulous drama.
One of the progenitors of the Romanian New Wave returns to the Cannes competition with a rambling family drama.
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