Switzerland / Aug 10, 2024 / Locarno Film Festival
1h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements, this brings together these documents of Romania’s long transition period, they are made to speak about life, love and death, about the body and human frailty, about nature and the supernatural, about recent history, and, of course, about socialism and capitalism.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală |
| Original language | Română (RO) |
| Spoken languages | Română |
| Production countries | Romania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Saga Film |
| Official site | bigworldpictures.org |
| Release date | 10 agosto 2024 |
| Executive producer | Ana Maria Gheorghe |
| Production | Alexandru Teodorescu |
| Writer | Christian Ferencz-Flatz, Radu Jude |
| Editing | Catalin Cristutiu, Stefania Grigorescu |
| Assistant directors | Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz |
| Music | Alexandru Dumitru, Ștefan Ruxandra |
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Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Sep 27, 2024 / 12 / DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 10, 2024 / BFI London Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 19, 2024 / 14 / São Paulo International Film Festival
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Czechia / Oct 28, 2024 / Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Italy / Nov 24, 2024 / Torino Film Festival
Estonia / Feb 05, 2025 / Docpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival
United States / Feb 22, 2025 / MoMA Documentary Fortnight
Hong Kong / Apr 12, 2025 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Germany / Apr 24, 2025 / goEast Film Festival
Australia / Jul 06, 2025 / Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Digital
Brazil / Aug 01, 2025 / Mubi
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