Cum înalți un zmeu?
How to fly a kite?
Loránd Gábor / Romania / 2018 / 27 min / Colour
Italian premiere
The
high plains of Catina, in Transylvania, are dotted with conifer patches. Nicu
and his son Aurel leave for the woods, with the permission of a forest ranger,
to search for wood: only a few branches among the fallen ones, without cutting
a trunk. Their only wealth is the old cart, pulled by a mare, but the father
rarely allows Aurel to take the reins. Yet the boy wants nothing more than his
approval. After a day of hard work and a night spent in the forest, they will
meet the agent, Campan, who is determined to condemn them as thieves for the
few branches collected. Lorand Gabor follows the actors with a hand-held
camera, photographing Aurel's gazes and silent explorations, in the few moments
of rest from a simple and ancient task. The officer's intolerance and violence
- also exercised through the insistent filming with his phone - will force
Aurel to flee, across the river, this time master of the wagon.
Loránd Gábor
Loránd Gábor is a screenwriter and director originally from Cluj-Napoca in Romania. During his directing studies at Sapientia University and at the National University of Theatre and Film "I.L.Caragiale", he wrote and directed short films and documentaries including Tranzit (2016) and Emergency Landing (2017). His films have been shown in numerous international festivals.
Credits
Subject Lorand GaborScreenplay Lorand GaborCinematography Elena BolintiruSound Matei VasilacheEditing Cristian GeorgescuMain cast Ionuț Mihai, Alexandru Gârjoabă, Virgil Aioanei, Dorina Măcelaru, Iulian Burciu, Alexandra Buzoianu, Tudor BuzoianuProduction company UNATC I.L.CARAGIALE BUCHAREST
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