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Ioan-Matei Agapi, a charismatic documentary filmmaker in his 80’s from Romania owns a unique collection of 16mm films documenting almost fifty years of the city’s history. His daughter, also a filmmaker, has decided to make a film about her father’s impressive archives. In the unconventional surroundings of his old apartment, he reminisces about the past until one day when Ioan is informed by a public officer that he must leave or be evicted from the apartment where he has spent 40 years. Ioan’s years of work suddenly transforms into a huge burden, and the film unexpectedly changes into drama in which conflicts with city officials reveal old and hidden conflicts within the family.

Director:
Nora Agapi
Year:
2018
Country:
Romania
Genre:
Documentar
Duration:
73 minutes
Language:
Romanian
Subtitles:
English & Romanian
Screening:
Sunday, 10 November, Cinema Elvire Popesco
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Awards and festivals:

2018 – Jihlava, Czech Republic - Best Documentary, “Between the Seas” section