POTEMKINISTII

THE POTEMKINISTS

Radu Jude

Quinzaine 2022 | Short film | 18 min

World premiere

In 1905, the sailors on the battleship Potemkin are given political asylum in Romania - an act of defiance against Russia. In 2021, a sculptor wants to create an artwork inspired by the event. A comedy about art, history, memory and cinema, which film critic Andrei Gorzo describes as "a cross between a Caragiale sketch and a Mark Rappaport video essay".

Artistic & technical sheet

With

Alexandru Dabija, Cristina Draghici

Screenplay
Radu Jude

Photography
Marius Panduru

Sound
Titi Fleancu

Editing
Catalin Cristutiu

Majority Production
MICRO FILM
23 Constantin Bosianu Street
040182 Bucharest - Romania
microfilm.romania@gmail.com
+40 21 252 4867

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Radu Jude is a Romanian director and screenwriter. In 2006, he made the short film The Tube with a Hat, winner of multiple international awards. Jude's feature debut The Happiest Girl in the World was selected for more than 50 international film festivals. Titles such as Aferim!, Scarred Hearts and Everybody in Our Family followed and won multiple awards. The international premiere of The Dead Nation in Locarno 2017 marked his debut in documentary film. His feature Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film in Berlinale 2021.

Screenings in Cannes

Théâtre Croisette - 05/25/2022 14h15

Cinéma Olympia / Salle 8 - 05/26/2022 12h00

Cinéma Alexandre III - 05/26/2022 19h00