Romanian Wave

From the heartland of Europe emerges a new wave of cinema, characterised by a black sense of humour and a gritty realist aesthetic. From the revolution of December 1989 to ordinary citizens trying to live today, witness the new Romanian Wave.

Packages

CRISTIAN NEMESCU SHORTS

(Romania, 75 min)
Promising young Romanian director Cristian Nemescu was killed in a car crash in late 2006, while his debut feature California Dreamin’ was in post-production. Three of Nemescu’s lively sh… More >

Feature Films

12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST

(Romania, 89 min)
“It’s a movie that seems simple, yet its subtle and brilliant complexity is not to be denied.” – San Francisco Chronicle … With its title referring to the exact time dic… More >

BOOGIE

(Romania, 98 min)
"Drinking, smoking and whoring ain't what they used to be." - Variety… Happily settled with his wife Smaranda (Anamaria Marinca of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and their 4-year-old son, 30-som… More >

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (ENDLESS)

(Romania, 155 min)
"A complex dark comedy of near-Shakespearean proportions." - Variety… During the Kosovo war, a train carrying radar equipment and a group of American soldiers gets stalled at a train station in… More >

DEATH OF MISTER LAZARESCU, THE

(Romania, 153 min)
Winner of more than 20 awards, including the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival.… Critically acclaimed, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu takes us through the final hours of a dying m… More >

OCCIDENT

(Romania, 100 min)
Winner of the FIPRESCI Award at Cannes 2002.… Before filmmaker Cristian Mungiu collected the coveted Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival with 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Da… More >

PAPER WILL BE BLUE, THE

(Romania, 95 min)
“My mother’s home and she’ll confirm this, I’m not a terrorist.”… On 22 December, 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu’s 24-year communist dictatorship came to an end; wha… More >

Shorts

C Block Story

(Romania, 15 min)
Promising young Romanian director Cristian Nemescu was killed in a car crash in late 2006, while his debut feature California Dreamin' was in post production. Three of Nemescu's lively shorts are col… More >

Marilena From P7

(Romania, 45 min)
Promising young Romanian director Cristian Nemescu was killed in a car crash in late 2006, while his debut feature California Dreamin' was in post production. Three of Nemescu's lively shorts are col… More >

MIHAI & CRISTINA

(Romania, 15 min)
Promising young Romanian director Cristian Nemescu was killed in a car crash in late 2006, while his debut feature California Dreamin' was in post production. Three of Nemescu's lively shorts are col… More >