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

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

One and a Half Prince

One and a Half Prince

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

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

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

10 Hours

10 Hours

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

Jaful

Jaful

Contra timp

Contra timp

The Childhood of Icarus

The Childhood of Icarus

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

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

Tache

Tache

Bucharest Non Stop

Bucharest Non Stop

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Loverboy

Loverboy

Between Two Dawns

Between Two Dawns

The Chosen One/Cel ales

The Chosen One/Cel ales

Ela, Panda & Madame

Ela, Panda & Madame

Cuscrii

Cuscrii

Lebensdorf

Lebensdorf

Chefu’/House Party

Chefu’/House Party

Luna verde

Luna verde

La bani, la cap, la oase

La bani, la cap, la oase

Ursul

Ursul

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

#dogpoopgirl

#dogpoopgirl

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

The Birdman/Omul pasare

The Birdman/Omul pasare

Maria Inima Romaniei

Maria Inima Romaniei

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Outbound/Periferic

Outbound/Periferic

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

Berliner

Berliner

The Soviet Garden

The Soviet Garden

Pastila fericirii

Pastila fericirii

Corijent

Corijent

Box

Box

Gone Wild

Gone Wild

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

YouTube Bazaar

YouTube Bazaar

Rusty Steel

Rusty Steel

Vera

Vera

Forevers

Forevers

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

Marocco

Marocco

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Tibi

Tibi

Colivia

Colivia

Marita

Marita

Doing Money

Doing Money

Art

Art

Nightfall in India

Nightfall in India

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

By the Rails

By the Rails

Orizont

Orizont

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

Dacii Liberi

Dacii Liberi

Saf

Saf

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Tibi

Tibi

6.9 on the Richter Scale

6.9 on the Richter Scale

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Agon

Agon

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

The King’s War

The King’s War

Perseids

Perseids

Daydream/Practica

Daydream/Practica

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

Man and Dog

Man and Dog

Kazimir

Kazimir

Anul dragonului

Anul dragonului

The Walk/Plimbare

The Walk/Plimbare

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Excursie

Excursie

Finale

Finale

Horse Power

Horse Power

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

Metrobranding

Metrobranding

Armânii

Armânii

Breaking News

Breaking News

Roxanne

Roxanne

Three Way Week

Three Way Week

Kowalski

Kowalski

Blana

Blana

Legacy/Urma

Legacy/Urma

Contra timp 2

Contra timp 2

Hawaii

Hawaii

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

Alt Love Building

Alt Love Building

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Bomberman

Bomberman

Ramona

Ramona

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

Between Pain and Amen

Between Pain and Amen

Umbre/Shadows

Umbre/Shadows

Killing Time

Killing Time

Timebox

Timebox

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Gruber’s Journey

Gruber’s Journey

12 Minutes

12 Minutes

Reach Out

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