Holy Week (2024)
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Country:
Romania, France, Switzerland, Turkey
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Duration:
133 min
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Genre:
drama
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Director:
Andrei Cohn
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Producer:
Anca Puiu
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Cast:
Doru Bem, Ciprian Chiriches, Ana Ciontea
About film
Leyba (Doru Bеm) lives with his wife Sura and their son Eli in a Romanian village. In the late 19th century, this Jewish family runs a village inn, a hub for travelers. The village population is predominantly Orthodox Romanian, but Roma, Turks, and Tatars also live there. A class conflict emerges in the community, worsened by religious tensions. The tension reaches its peak during Holy Week, leading up to Orthodox Easter. The family’s servant, Gheorghe (Ciprian Kerkeș) – a drunkard with a dubious past – threatens Leyba’s family after being dismissed. Growing anxieties about the inn and his loved ones – his pregnant wife Sura, who has been assaulted, his son, and the indifference of the authorities – gradually transform Leyba’s fear into obsession.
Rewards and nominations
- Berlinale Forum
- Sarajevo Film Festival (Best Actor prize)
- Transilvania International Film Festival (2024)
- Gopo Awards (Romania) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design
Director
Andrei Cohn is a Romanian director and screenwriter. In the early 2010s, he directed a series of short films, the third of which, Family Portraits, premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Following this, he made his feature-length directorial debut with The Return Home (2015), followed by the film The Arrest (2019). The latter was screened in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as well as at the Transilvania and Cairo International Film Festivals.
Along with
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Speaker:
Yuri Tabak
Along with
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Speaker:
Yuri Tabak
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Director
Andrei Cohn is a Romanian director and screenwriter. In the early 2010s, he directed a series of short films, the third of which, Family Portraits, premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Following this, he made his feature-length directorial debut with The Return Home (2015), followed by the film The Arrest (2019). The latter was screened in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as well as at the Transilvania and Cairo International Film Festivals.
