Five young Romanian actors, representatives of the new generation, promise to become stars of Romanian cinema, through their roles in "Taximetristi/Taxi Drivers", that hits the big screens on January 20.
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,
Premiere: 02.12
I think there are a lot of woman who’ve had thoughts of getting revenge on their ex, whether it be through moving on, bettering themselves, working on their physique, finding someone better or, in the case of
Mia Misses Her Revenge, filming themselves having sex with another man and sending it to their ex.
In a scene that we come back to throughout the movie, theatre actress Mia (
Ioana Bugarin) comes home after a fight with her partner, Teo, over accusations of cheating on her part. Claudia (
Stefania Circu) tries to comfort Mia with her favorite food, but Mia doesn’t reveal anything until later that night when her friend Eva (