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

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Chefu’/House Party

Chefu’/House Party

Ela, Panda & Madame

Ela, Panda & Madame

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

Berliner

Berliner

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Lebensdorf

Lebensdorf

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

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

Perseids

Perseids

Tibi

Tibi

Dacii Liberi

Dacii Liberi

Between Pain and Amen

Between Pain and Amen

Legacy/Urma

Legacy/Urma

Three Way Week

Three Way Week

Armânii

Armânii

Hawaii

Hawaii

The Birdman/Omul pasare

The Birdman/Omul pasare

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

The Chosen One/Cel ales

The Chosen One/Cel ales

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Jaful

Jaful

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Forevers

Forevers

Between Two Dawns

Between Two Dawns

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

Saf

Saf

Pastila fericirii

Pastila fericirii

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Metrobranding

Metrobranding

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Killing Time

Killing Time

Breaking News

Breaking News

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

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Nightfall in India

Nightfall in India

Contra timp

Contra timp

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Gruber’s Journey

Gruber’s Journey

The Childhood of Icarus

The Childhood of Icarus

Excursie

Excursie

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

Kazimir

Kazimir

By the Rails

By the Rails

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Marita

Marita

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Art

Art

Alt Love Building

Alt Love Building

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Timebox

Timebox

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Man and Dog

Man and Dog

Roxanne

Roxanne

Outbound/Periferic

Outbound/Periferic

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

Tache

Tache

YouTube Bazaar

YouTube Bazaar

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

The Soviet Garden

The Soviet Garden

Bucharest Non Stop

Bucharest Non Stop

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Rusty Steel

Rusty Steel

Horse Power

Horse Power

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

Doing Money

Doing Money

Kowalski

Kowalski

Loverboy

Loverboy

Blana

Blana

Daydream/Practica

Daydream/Practica

Umbre/Shadows

Umbre/Shadows

12 Minutes

12 Minutes

Colivia

Colivia

Luna verde

Luna verde

Gone Wild

Gone Wild

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Maria Inima Romaniei

Maria Inima Romaniei

La bani, la cap, la oase

La bani, la cap, la oase

Tibi

Tibi

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Cuscrii

Cuscrii

The King’s War

The King’s War

Marocco

Marocco

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

6.9 on the Richter Scale

6.9 on the Richter Scale

Corijent

Corijent

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Box

Box

One and a Half Prince

One and a Half Prince

Orizont

Orizont

Finale

Finale

Vera

Vera

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Agon

Agon

Ramona

Ramona

Ursul

Ursul

10 Hours

10 Hours

The Walk/Plimbare

The Walk/Plimbare

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

Contra timp 2

Contra timp 2

Bomberman

Bomberman

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Reach Out

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