THE CHALICE. OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS
by Cătălina Tesăr, Dana Bunescu
synopsis
Peli and Nina are a couple from a traditional Roma community who were married by arrangement and are parents to a little girl. However, local custom posits that a marital union can only endure if the couple conceive a boy who can later inherit the family’s badge – the chalice (tahtai).
international title: | The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters |
original title: | O tahtai. Savendar tai seiandar |
country: | Romania |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Cătălina Tesăr, Dana Bunescu |
film run: | 83' |
screenplay: | Cătălina Tesăr |
cinematography by: | Catalin Musat, Ileana Szasz, Cătălina Tesăr |
film editing: | Dana Bunescu, Ciprian Cimpoi |
producer: | Cătălina Tesăr, Dana Bunescu |