Saturday 21.06

10:00
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan, producer Tudor Reu and production coordinator Antonia Marin
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Traffic
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan, producer Tudor Reu and production coordinator Antonia Marin
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...
România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
126 minute
Romanian Days
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12:45
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Andra MacMasters, editor Andrei Gorgan, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and sound designer Matei Vasilache
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Bright Future
Q&A with director Andra MacMasters, editor Andrei Gorgan, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and sound designer Matei Vasilache
In the summer of 1989, thousands of people from various nations and beliefs gathered in North Korea for a grand student festival that championed peace, friendship, and anti-imperialism. Here is a documentary about the festival that took place at a pivotal moment in history.
România, Korea, Republic of - 2024
89 minute
Romanian Days
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15:00
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Andrei Ujică
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TWST - Things We Said Today
Q&A with director Andrei Ujică
Screening in the presence of director Andrei Ujică
România, France - 2024
91 minute
Romanian Days
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17:00
Mărăști Cinema
TIFF.24

The Peasants
TIFF.24
The tragic story of peasant girl Jagna forced to marry a much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and hate of the villagers...
Poland, Serbia, Lithuania - 2023
114 minute
Special Screenings
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17:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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Cadet
Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…
Kazakhstan - 2024
123 minute
3 x 3
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19:30
Mărăști Cinema
TIFF.24

The Blue Trail
TIFF.24
Tereza, 77, receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to «enjoy» their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth.
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands - 2025
86 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
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20:15
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
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The Ceremony
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
A fight over stolen property and a tragic death brings together two very different men for a hypnotic and moving odyssey across the Yorkshire landscape in search of a suitable burial place.
United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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22:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
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Restless
Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
A mild-mannered care worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door. Subjected to endless sleepless nights, she is gradually drawn into an escalating war of attrition that will test her resolve and her sanity to the limit.
United Kingdom - 2024
89 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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