As do many contemporary romanian filmmakers, this originally serb director plays an intriguing game with fact and fiction in her film, which is populated by amateur actors from ferentari. Story from ferentari 2018 0202 2018 ro drama 1h 59m user score. Adi, an awkward anthropologist in his forties, moves to bucharests most impoverished area, ferentari, leaving behind him a broken relationship. It tells the story of adi schiop, an introverted anthropologist who moves into ferentari, an illfamed neighborhood of bucharest, to study for his phd in manele music. 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. Poveste din ferentari 2017 cineclub queer organizeaza o proiec. Ivana mladenovic was born in serbia and studied film directing at the bucharest national university of. A daring and impressive debut, ivana mladenovics soldiers. Story from ferentari was produced by hi film productions.
With adrian schiop, vasile paveldigudai, stefan iancu. Story from ferentari iffr international film festival. A story from ferentari inspirat din romanul autobiografic a lui adrian s chiop, coscenarist. While on the surface soldiers from ferentari would appear to be wildly rugged in every possible sensestark cinematography, bleak setting, characters frayed by age and rough around. Ferentari was the first modern industrial area of bucharest developed in the middle of 19th century, when new industrial plants were built in the area and especially after the first railway in romania was built opened in 1869 and connecting bucharestvia filaret stationto giurgiu. Initiated and presented by film etc association, in partnership with leading us organizations, including film forum since 2109, bam since 2017, the jacob burns film center since 20, or the film society of lincoln center 20112015. In 2016 she made her debut as an actress in radu judes scarred hearts, whcih premiered in competition at locarno ff. Bucharests povertystricken ghetto ferentari is the world in itself that is drowning in its selfcreated miserable condition and social outcasts, plagued with stubborn rules and social taboos. Poveste din ferentari romanian films have become one of the most compelling and noteworthy developments in international cinema over the last few years, maintaining a remarkable monopoly over the cannes film festival. Story from ferentari breaks taboos and boundaries through its portrayal of love and tenderness within the harsh environment of romanias marginalized roma communities.
Story from ferentari is a film that breaks cinematic norms by offering an intimate portrayal of a love story taking place within the roma community living on the most marginal margins of bucharest. Taking place in the outskirts of bucharest, soldiers is a taboobusting, boundarypushing, unusual love story. Story from ferentari, mladenovic won best debut at 2018 gopo awards. Story from ferentari, is groundbreaking for romanian cinema. Story from ferentari 2018 online subtitrat in romana. Story from ferentari is based on the eponymous, semiautobiographical book by adrian schiop, who also plays the lead in this loose adaptation. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who recently got dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the most notorious outcast neighborhood in bucharest. The film does portray the brutality of life in romania and also the family mentality of the gypsy community.
He decides hell use this forced transitional moment to focus on finishing his anthropology thesis on manele music, the primarily roma pop idiom. Story from ferentari 2017 was her debut feature fiction film. By alysia urrutia in cinema scope online, tiff 2017. Story from ferentari you are looking for movies about with gay, soldier, love, male nudity, research, poverty and homosexuality themes of drama genre shot in. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. In 20 she was selected for a seven month scriptwriting residency in berlin, in the frame of nipkow program. He wants to write a study on manele music, the pop music of the roma community. The first feature film by ivana mladenovic, soldiers. She has mostly made short films, and one documentary focusing on the topics concerning the roma people. Adi, a shy 40yearold anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the roma neighborhood in bucharest, as he wants to write a study on the manele, the pop music of the roma. A contemporary gay romeo and juliet, soldiers progressively lays down its stoic armour as we move closer into its intimate story of love and. Soldatii poveste din ferentari 2017 film romanesc online. She received her ma from the film school in bucharest unatc in 2011. Story of a house wife women day special award winning short film full hd duration.
Adi, a shy 40yearold anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the roma neighborhood in bucharest, as he wants to write a study on the manele, the pop music of the roma community. Story from ferentari has probably been on every persons reading list since then, so an. In order to study manele music adi, a shy fortysomething, moves in to the notorious ferentari neighborhood where he meets excon alberto. He moves to ferentari, where he wants to write a phd thesis on manele, the music of the roma community. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, most notorious outcasted neighborhood in bucharest. Adi, a young anthropologist recently left by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari the poorest neighborhood in bucharest to write a study on manele music the pop. The pop music of the roma community serves as a way out for some, but mostly as one more means for the mafia pimps to make money off their acts and keep them in slavelike dependency. In ferentari, a place frozen in the 90s anarchy, where the trick is law and gipsy music is heard everywhere, adi wakes up in a world of contrasts, with cunning and homeless people, with wise guys and drugged in short, in a gated community, where the suckers like him have no chance. The pop music of the roma community serves as a way out for some, but.
In 1947, the ferentari market housing estate was built. Adi, a young anthropologist recently left by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the poorest neighbourhood in bucharest, with the desire of writing a study on manele, the pop music of the roma. Story from ferentari, and yes, that is the correct punctuation, is a curiosity of a film. Story from ferentari team at san sebastian film festival press conference for soldiers. Story from ferentari ivana mladenovic, romaniaserbiabelgium discovery. The film is first and foremost a love story between two individuals san sebastian 2017.
The pop music of the roma community serves as a way out for some, but mostly as one more means for the mafia pimps to make money off their acts and. With dan bursuc, sorin cocis, cezar grumazescu, kana hashimoto. Its directed by a woman, ivana mladenovic, but features few females, and even fewer actors, the stars are nonprofessionals. A chat with romanian director ivana mladenovic, whose gay love story, soldiers. From the producer of muchdiscussed romanian film aferim and of german hit toni erdmann comes the bold, impressive film debut by ivana mladenovic. Synopsis adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the most notorious outcast neighbourhood in bucharest. Story from ferentari is described in its official synopsis as a romeo and juliet tale. Poveste din ferentari original title fiction, 119 min. The 35% cash rebate scheme launched in romania in october 2018 was in full. A story from ferentari is a film directed by ivana mladenovic with adrian schiop, vasile paveldigudai, stefan iancu, nicolae marinspaniolul, year. An unexpected romance blossoms between two men amid a ramshackle bucharest neighborhood in this tender, offbeat love story. A story from ferentari, will screen in the romanian days competition of the 17th transilvania iff, running from 25 may to 3 june 2018.
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