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Anca Damian developing In Perfect Health

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- The family drama is inspired by events in the director’s family

Anca Damian developing In Perfect Health
Anca Damian

Currently in post-production with her fourth feature, The Magic Mountain (see news), Anca Damian is already working on her next project, In Perfect Health, which received a €170,000 grant from the Romanian National Film Center in April. The €767,000 project will be produced by Damian's Aparte Film and France's Arizona Production, also involved in The Magic Mountain, with other co-producers needed.

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The family drama tells the story of Andrei, a young lawyer who is devastated by the suspicious death of his father, Toma, a well-known judge. Andrei will start an investigation into his father's demise, recreating his last day and meeting Toma's young widow, Elena. Anghel Damian (Roxanne [+see also:
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), the director's son, will play Andrei, while Vlad Ivanov (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [+see also:
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, Snowpiercer [+see also:
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) will play Toma.

Damian told Cineuropa that the film was inspired by the death of her own father. “I wanted to make a film about this very personal topic, changing the characters’ ages and adding in two female roles that were not based on real people. Obviously, with such a personal topic, I wanted it to stay in the family, and Anghel became my alter ego.” 

Famous for mixing different animation techniques with live action for her features (Crulic - The Path to Beyond [+see also:
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, A Very Unsettled Summer [+see also:
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), Damian will use only live action for In Perfect Health. The screenplay was written by the director together with Lia Bugnar, probably Romania's most famous screenwriter and playwright.

Shooting is planned for May-June 2015 in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, the director's hometown. A domestic release is expected in 2016.

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