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Astra 2023


30 articles available in total starting from 13/04/2022. Last article published on 24/10/2023.

Review: Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife

Review: Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife

Alexandru Solomon’s staged documentary explores Romanians’ fascination with a dead monk  

20/06/2023 | Transilvania 2023

Vlad Petri  • Director of Between Revolutions

Interview: Vlad Petri • Director of Between Revolutions

“I consider that the most important revolutions of the second half of the 20th century happened in Iran and Romania”

The Romanian filmmaker reveals the cultural inspiration and the factual research underpinning his fictionalised, poetic documentary  

20/06/2023 | Transilvania 2023

Review: My Muslim Husband

Review: My Muslim Husband

Romanian directorial duo and life partners Daniel Bărnuți and Alexandra Lizeta Bărnuți depict the turmoil of their uneasy marriage in this uneven documentary self-portrait  

19/06/2023 | Transilvania 2023

Review: Light Falls Vertical

Review: Light Falls Vertical

Efthymia Zymvragaki explores her own painful past in parallel with the story of a man in search of redemption who reached out to her to ask her to make a film about how he abused his wife  

08/06/2023 | Biografilm 2023

Review: Knit’s Island

Review: Knit’s Island

Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse and Quentin L’helgoualc’h transport us to a world where reality and metaverse fight to maintain a precarious and eternally jeopardised balance  

09/05/2023 | Visions du Réel 2023

Review: The Mountains

Review: The Mountains

In his first feature, Christian Einshøj deals with a tragedy that is slowly tearing his family apart and his attempt to salvage something that seems long lost  

08/05/2023 | Hot Docs 2023

Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev  • Directors of My Uncle Luben

Interview: Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev • Directors of My Uncle Luben

“Freedom is always a matter of personal attitude, and no political regime can change that”

The Bulgarian directorial duo disclose details of the process behind their new documentary, as well as some peculiarities about the art and personality of its main character  

30/03/2023 | Sofia 2023

Review: Adieu Sauvage

Review: Adieu Sauvage

Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento delivers a wonderful first feature film about an initiatory search into his Indian roots, metamorphosing into an unforgettable tale of friendship  

29/03/2023 | Cinéma du Réel 2023

Review: Anqa

Review: Anqa

BERLINALE 2023: Helin Çelik’s glimpse into abuse and trauma boasts a moving narrative but is visually bare  

03/03/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Forum

Review: Between Revolutions

Review: Between Revolutions

BERLINALE 2023: Vlad Petri’s documentary provides a compelling look back at the history of both Romania and Iran  

28/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Forum

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