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

The Walk/Plimbare

The Walk/Plimbare

Hawaii

Hawaii

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Valley of the Blind/Valea Orbilor

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Copacul Dorintelor: Amintiri din Copilarie

Armânii

Armânii

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Vaca finlandezã/The Finnish Cow

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Danut pleaca pe vapor

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

Bomberman

Bomberman

Doing Money

Doing Money

Maria Inima Romaniei

Maria Inima Romaniei

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

One and a Half Prince

One and a Half Prince

Lebensdorf

Lebensdorf

6.9 on the Richter Scale

6.9 on the Richter Scale

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Somewhere in Palilula/Undeva la Palilula

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

Dopul Scuza Mijloacele

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

The Wanderers: The Quest of the Demon Hunter

Bucharest Non Stop

Bucharest Non Stop

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

The Rest is Silence/Restul e tacere

Metrobranding

Metrobranding

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanta

Excursie

Excursie

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

Luna verde

Luna verde

Three Way Week

Three Way Week

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Back Home/Acasa la tata

Gruber’s Journey

Gruber’s Journey

Breaking News

Breaking News

Timebox

Timebox

Loverboy

Loverboy

Cuscrii

Cuscrii

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

Trading Germans/Pasaport de Germania

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

The Best Customer/Cel mai Bun Client

La bani, la cap, la oase

La bani, la cap, la oase

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

The Yellow Smiley Face/Fata galbena care rade

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului

Colivia

Colivia

Tache

Tache

Chefu’/House Party

Chefu’/House Party

Between Pain and Amen

Between Pain and Amen

Gone Wild

Gone Wild

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Tales from the Golden Age/Amintiri in Epoca de Aur

Marita

Marita

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

The Cement Mixer/Betoniera

Vera

Vera

Tibi

Tibi

10 Hours

10 Hours

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

Red Gloves/Manusi Rosii

12 Minutes

12 Minutes

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Pastila fericirii

Pastila fericirii

Outbound/Periferic

Outbound/Periferic

The Chosen One/Cel ales

The Chosen One/Cel ales

Contra timp 2

Contra timp 2

Agon

Agon

Forevers

Forevers

Between Two Dawns

Between Two Dawns

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

Kira Kiralina/Kyra Kyralina

Ramona

Ramona

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Orizont

Orizont

YouTube Bazaar

YouTube Bazaar

Rusty Steel

Rusty Steel

Berliner

Berliner

The King’s War

The King’s War

Perseids

Perseids

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Teodora the Sinner/Pacatoasa Teodora

Roxanne

Roxanne

By the Rails

By the Rails

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Art

Art

Tibi

Tibi

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Perfect Health/Perfect Sanatos

Contra timp

Contra timp

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

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

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Of Snails and Men/Despre Oameni si Melci

Dacii Liberi

Dacii Liberi

The Birdman/Omul pasare

The Birdman/Omul pasare

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Cine a ucis Craciunul?/Frozen Ignat

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Why Me?/De ce eu?

Legacy/Urma

Legacy/Urma

Umbre/Shadows

Umbre/Shadows

Box

Box

Blana

Blana

Horse Power

Horse Power

Finale

Finale

Alt Love Building

Alt Love Building

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Ela, Panda & Madame

Ela, Panda & Madame

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

The Sentries of the Delta/Strajerii Deltei

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Another Christmas/Un alt Craciun

Saf

Saf

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

Heads and Tails/Cap si Pajura

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

I’m Not Famous But I’m Aromanian

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Ivana the Terrible/Ivana cea Groaznica

Marocco

Marocco

The Childhood of Icarus

The Childhood of Icarus

Kowalski

Kowalski

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

The Secret of Happiness/Secretul Fericirii

Killing Time

Killing Time

Nightfall in India

Nightfall in India

#dogpoopgirl

#dogpoopgirl

Kazimir

Kazimir

Ursul

Ursul

Man and Dog

Man and Dog

Corijent

Corijent

Anul dragonului

Anul dragonului

Jaful

Jaful

Daydream/Practica

Daydream/Practica

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Reach Out

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