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OSCARS 2016 Romania

Aferim! is Romanian Oscar pick

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- Radu Jude’s Berlinale winner will be considered for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category

Aferim! is Romanian Oscar pick
Actor Cuzin Toma as Carfin in Aferim!

Almost two months after Hungary selected László Nemes’ feature debut and Cannes Grand Prix winner Son of Saul [+see also:
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trailer
Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
film profile
]
as Oscar candidate, a Romanian committee of film critics and film journalists under the jurisdiction of the National Film Centre has selected Radu Jude’s Aferim! [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Radu Jude
film profile
]
as the country’s candidate. 14 films were considered, with Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
film profile
]
and Tudor Giurgiu’s Why Me? [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Tudor Giurgiu
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]
among the titles best known internationally.

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Extremely well received at this year’s Berlinale, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director, Aferim! enjoyed an enthusiastic reception in Romania. It is currently the most popular Romanian release of 2015, exceeding 72,000 admissions (read the news here).

Written by Jude together with Florin Lăzărescu, Aferim! centers on Costandin (Teodor Corban), a gendarme in 1835 Romania. Together with his son (Mihai Comănoiu), Costandin is searching for Carfin (Cuzin Toma), a gypsy slave who has run away from his boyar’s estate after having an affair with the boyar’s wife (Mihaela Sârbu). Shot in black and white by director of photography Marius Panduru, edited by Cătălin Cristuţiu and produced by Ada Solomon, the film explores the social and moral background of the period- a past closely connected with the realities of today. 

Aferim! was produced by HiFilm Productions (Romania), Klas Film (Bulgaria), Endorfilm (Czech Republic), and EZ Films (France). 

The nominations for the next edition of the Academy Awards will be announced on 14 January 2016. The awards will be given out on 28 February.

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