TURN OFF THE LIGHTS
synopsis
After years behind bars, three young Roma men are released from prison. Bidding an emotional farewell to their fellow inmates, they exit to find their rejoicing families celebrating their homecoming with showers of tears, money, and dancing. Though the men accept the adoration with numbed excitement, they are unaccustomed to the expectations of existence on the outside and, consequently, begin to rediscover lives of aggression and arrogance. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure who charismatically addresses his past with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt.
international title: | Turn Off the Lights |
original title: | Turn Off the Lights |
country: | Romania |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Ivana Mladenović |
screenplay: | Ivana Mladenović, Bianca Oana |
cinematography by: | Luchian Ciobanu, Claudiu Ciprian Popa |
film editing: | Ana Ilieșiu |
music: | Ion Dumitrescu, Andrei Dinescu, Horatiu Serbanescu |
producer: | Bianca Oana, Daniel Mitulescu |
production: | Strada Film |