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A subversive avant-garde satire on the chaos reigning on the streets of Bucharest.

Youth prostitution. Romanian sex workers in the 1980s.

A shocking documentary about workplace accidents, disguised as a safety instructional film.

An experimental documentary on the end of Romanian Jewry.

A seemingly educational film about a turkey farm—but really a poignant metaphor for a totalitarian society.

A psychiatric hospital where time has stood still, directed by Romanian cinema master Adina Pintilie.

Polish audience favorite, Radu Jude, with the help of Christian Ferencz-Flatz takes a humorous look at Romania's transformation as told through period advertisements of the 90s. 

The story of the last Soviet cosmonaut, who spent nearly a year in orbit while his country dissolved below him.

Cosmic landscapes of the Danube Delta and local reed collectors.