Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things
Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things | |
---|---|
Romanian | Meda sau Partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor |
Directed by | |
Screenplay by | Emanuel Pârvu |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Dan-Ștefan Pârlog |
Production companies |
|
Release date |
|
Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Budget | €1,060,800[1] |
Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things (Romanian: Meda sau Partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor) is a 2017 Romanian drama film directed and written by , and starring Șerban Pavlu and . The plot follows Doru (Pavlu), a widowed lumberjack living in an isolated village, who struggles earning money so that his foster teenage daughter Meda (Radu) is not sent back to the orphanage. It is the full-length debut of Pârvu.
The film premiered on August 15, 2017 at the Sarajevo Film Festival where it Pârvu and Pavlu received the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Director and Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actor, respectively.[2] The film was theatrically released in Romania on November 24, 2017.[3] At the , Meda received nominations for Best Film, Best Actor (for Pavlu), Best Cinematography (for ) and Best Directorial Debut (for Pârvu), but won neither of them.[4]
References[]
- ^ Smalcelj, Tina. "FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Emanuel Pârvu Returns to CineLink With Trust - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "23rd Sarajevo Film Festival Awards". sff.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "MEDA SAU PARTEA NU PREA FERICITĂ A LUCRURILOR SE LANSEAZĂ VINERI, 24 NOIEMBRIE ÎN CINEMATOGRAFELE DIN BUCUREȘTI ȘI DIN ȚARĂ – Radio România Cultural". Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Nominalizări – Pagina 2018 – Premiile GOPO" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
External links[]
- 2017 films
- Romanian-language films
- 2017 drama films
- Romanian drama films
- Romanian films
- Films set in Romania
- 2017 directorial debut films