Soldiers: Story from Ferentari/Soldatii: Poveste din Ferentari

2017

DIRECTED BY

Ivana Mladenovic

Adi (40), a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to Ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of Bucharest. He wants to write a study on manele music, the ‘pop music’ of the Roma community. Manele music serves as a way out of poverty for some successful musicians, but more often it’s just another opportunity for the mafia pimps to make money off their acts and keep them in slave-like dependency. While researching this subject, Adi meets Alberto, a Roma ex-convict and a bear of a man, who promises Adi to help him. Soon enough, the unlikely pair begins a playful romance in which Adi feeds Alberto with improbable plans of escaping poverty, while Alberto feeds Adi with phrases of love. Little by little, their casual affair grows into love. And the funny and sweet teasing turns into something precarious, since Alberto is both dangerous and fragile and belongs to a world whose codes Adi doesn’t understand.

Re-recording mixer / Sound designer: Dumitru Alexandru

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Perseids

Perseids

Orizont

Orizont

Ramona

Ramona

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

Armânii

Armânii

Gruber’s Journey

Gruber’s Journey

Box

Box

Kowalski

Kowalski

Contra timp

Contra timp

The Childhood of Icarus

The Childhood of Icarus

The Soviet Garden

The Soviet Garden

Colivia

Colivia

Between Two Dawns

Between Two Dawns

Kazimir

Kazimir

Corijent

Corijent

Bucharest Non Stop

Bucharest Non Stop

12 Minutes

12 Minutes

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Nightfall in India

Nightfall in India

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

Daydream/Practica

Daydream/Practica

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

Tibi

Tibi

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Ursul

Ursul

Cuscrii

Cuscrii

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Legacy/Urma

Legacy/Urma

Between Pain and Amen

Between Pain and Amen

One and a Half Prince

One and a Half Prince

Marocco

Marocco

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Hawaii

Hawaii

Chefu’/House Party

Chefu’/House Party

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Saf

Saf

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Umbre/Shadows

Umbre/Shadows

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

Vera

Vera

Marita

Marita

Anul dragonului

Anul dragonului

6.9 on the Richter Scale

6.9 on the Richter Scale

#dogpoopgirl

#dogpoopgirl

Ela, Panda & Madame

Ela, Panda & Madame

Berliner

Berliner

Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier/If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier/If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

Maria Inima Romaniei

Maria Inima Romaniei

Alt Love Building

Alt Love Building

The Chosen One/Cel ales

The Chosen One/Cel ales

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Gone Wild

Gone Wild

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

Man and Dog

Man and Dog

10 Hours

10 Hours

YouTube Bazaar

YouTube Bazaar

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Doing Money

Doing Money

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

Loverboy

Loverboy

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Lebensdorf

Lebensdorf

The Walk/Plimbare

The Walk/Plimbare

Agon

Agon

Metrobranding

Metrobranding

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

Buna! Ce faci?/Hello! How are you?

Buna! Ce faci?/Hello! How are you?

The Birdman/Omul pasare

The Birdman/Omul pasare

Forevers

Forevers

Tibi

Tibi

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Tache

Tache

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

Roxanne

Roxanne

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

Luna verde

Luna verde

Timebox

Timebox

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Bomberman

Bomberman

Blana

Blana

Outbound/Periferic

Outbound/Periferic

Finale

Finale

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Jaful

Jaful

The King’s War

The King’s War

Pastila fericirii

Pastila fericirii

Art

Art

Breaking News

Breaking News

La bani, la cap, la oase

La bani, la cap, la oase

Horse Power

Horse Power

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Killing Time

Killing Time

Three Way Week

Three Way Week

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

By the Rails

By the Rails

Excursie

Excursie

Contra timp 2

Contra timp 2

Rusty Steel

Rusty Steel

Reach Out

Mesaj din website

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