Live, Romanian director and producer
Vlad PÄunescu goes back three decades in his countryâs history with sophomore feature
The Ladder. The film is being staged by PÄunescuâs Castel Film, with
Miruna Gheorghiu serving as executive producer.
The screenplay, written by
Constantin Chelba and PÄunescu, centers on Andrei, a young actor who has already made a name for himself as one of the most promising talents of his generation. Andrei will become involved in various events leading to the Romanian 1989 Revolution and also in the violent Mineriads, where Romanian miners clashed against the countryâs intellectuals in Bucharest in 1990 and the following year. Deeply changed by these experiences, the protagonist will make an unexpected decision. According to PÄunescu,