Doru Nițescu

In a small village close to the mountains, Mariana and Puiu are a young family with two children: Carmen and Mircea. One morning, the mother and the ten year-old daughter leave for Bucharest, having a hospital as their destination. One doctor alone, Sitaru, believes that Carmen, who can no longer smile, stands any chances at survival. He believes he can perform a miracle and save Carmen's life. Struggling for her daughter, abandoned by almost everybody she trusted, Mariana discovers she is pregnant. After dr. Sitaru operates on the little girl, in a risky manner, Carmen begins to feel increasingly worse. Without any hope, Mariana leaves the hospital and rushes to take Carmen home: while one life ends, another one begins to flicker.

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A mysterious raffia bag found by a voyeur neighbor turns out to be a shelter for a baby who seems to have been thrown into the street by his mother. Passed from one apartment to another and not warmly welcomed by either the man passionate about martial arts, the bride awaiting her tap-dancing groomsmen, or the young gum-chewing girl who is having an affair with the kung-fu neighbor, the protagonist turns out to be, in fact, the product of a social science fiction experiment.

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"Plecarea" is a story about priorities, as perceived from the perspective of a father whose professional duties tend to take over his family time.

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Security guard Aurel (Andi Vasluianu) and his wife Irene have a moderately happy marriage and a moderately comfortable lifestyle in urban Romania. Irene takes a working trip to Cairo and returns invigorated with the swell of success. She sets out again and never returns. What follows is both predictable and unpredictable. Aurel, and the audience, are suspicious of the official explanation of her death so the foundation is laid for the traditional who-dunnit. Aurel proceeds on an emotional search against all odds.

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F. has been living in Bucharest for four years since fleeing Afghanistan with her family. The thoughtful 18-year-old films her life in the Romanian capital: her trips to the park, life at home with her brothers and sisters, and the conversations she has with her Romanian friends. When the Covid-19 pandemic approaches, bringing a lockdown, she has to spend a month indoors. She kills time with funny observations of life outdoors, filmed through the window.

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In a small village close to the mountains, Mariana and Puiu are a young family with two children: Carmen and Mircea. One morning, the mother and the ten year-old daughter leave for Bucharest, having a hospital as their destination. One doctor alone, Sitaru, believes that Carmen, who can no longer smile, stands any chances at survival. He believes he can perform a miracle and save Carmen's life. Struggling for her daughter, abandoned by almost everybody she trusted, Mariana discovers she is pregnant. After dr. Sitaru operates on the little girl, in a risky manner, Carmen begins to feel increasingly worse. Without any hope, Mariana leaves the hospital and rushes to take Carmen home: while one life ends, another one begins to flicker.

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Niki wants to leave his family and work illegally in Germany. The voyage with his friend Cretu proves difficult.

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A mysterious raffia bag found by a voyeur neighbor turns out to be a shelter for a baby who seems to have been thrown into the street by his mother. Passed from one apartment to another and not warmly welcomed by either the man passionate about martial arts, the bride awaiting her tap-dancing groomsmen, or the young gum-chewing girl who is having an affair with the kung-fu neighbor, the protagonist turns out to be, in fact, the product of a social science fiction experiment.

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