Mauvaise baise ou porno barjo
The three films presented in May and June that we are bringing together in this cycle bear witness to the vivacity of contemporary Romanian cinema. Whether in the gargantuan form of a lengthy discussion at a social gathering at the dawn of the 20th century (Malmkrog), a delirious farce mixing porn, social satire and historical archives (Bad Fuck or Porno Barjo), or a migratory drama filmed in Montreal (Limonade), these films observe in all their complexity the paradoxes and fractures that run through Romanian society.
Emi, a teacher, finds her career and reputation threatened after a personal sex tape is posted on the Internet. Forced to meet with the parents who demand her dismissal, Emi refuses to give in to their pressure.
Radu Jude
Radu Jude is a Romanian director and screenwriter. In 2006, he made the short film The Tube with a Hat, winner of more than 50 international awards. His feature debut The Happiest Girl in the World (2009) was selected for more than 50 international film festivals. Titles such as Aferim!, Scarred Hearts and Everybody in Our Family followed and won multiple awards as well. The international premiere of The Dead Nation in Locarno 2017 marked his debut in documentary film. I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018) won the Crystal Globe for Best Film and Label Europa Cinema Prize in Karlovy Vary in 2018. Uppercase Print and The Exit of the Trains (co-directed with Adrian Cioflâncă), premiered in Berlinale Forum 2020. His latest feature, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, won the Golden Bear in Berlinale 2021. In 2022, Jude returned to Berlinale with a short documentary co-directed with Cioflâncă: Memories from the Eastern Front. His latest short, The Potemkinists premiered in Quinzaine des Realisateurs 2022 and travel in over 20 festivals.
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