Original title: Carturan
Director: Liviu Sandalescu Screenplay: Bogdan Adrian Toma & Liviu Sandalescu Producer: Anca Puiu (Romania) Co-producers: Jörgen Andersson & Kjell Åhlund, Anthony Muir (Film i Väst), Smaranda Puiu (Romania) Genre: Drama Year of release: 2019 Learning that his days are numbered, sixty-year-old Vasile Carturan sets about putting his affairs in order and providing for the future of his orphaned grandson, a teenager who is in his care. Nothing turns out to be simple, however, and every step presents a challenge for him. All the more so because he also intends to hold a funeral banquet while he is still alive, as tradition dictates, a plan opposed by the village priest. But Carturan has no intention of giving way. Festivals and nominations: Premiere at Busan International Film Festival (2019), Warsaw Internation Film Festival (2019), Arras Film Festival (2019). |