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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

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