SYNOPSIS

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she must evict a homeless man who lives in the basement of a building. An unexpected event creates a moral crisis she tries to solve as best she can.

Original Title: Kontinental ‘25 Country: Romania Year: 2025 Ratio: 1:1.85 Sound: 5.1 Length: 109 min Language: Romanian, Hungarian, German

BIOGRAPHY

Radu Jude (born 1977) is a Romanian director and screenwriter. His films, including The Happiest Girl in the World (2009) Aferim! (2015), “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (2018), and Uppercase Print (2020), won multiple awards worldwide. In 2021, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn received the top prize at the Berlinale. His feature film Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival and was Romania's Oscars submission at the time.

Filmography

Kontinental ‘25 - 2025

Eight Postcards from Utopia - 2024 - Co-directed with Christian Ferencz-Flatz - feature documentary

Sleep #2 - 2024 - Desktop film

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World - 2023

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - 2021

The Exit of the Trains- 2020 - Documentary

Uppercase Print - 2020

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians - 2018

Aferim! - 2015

Everybody in Our Family- 2012

The Happiest Girl in the World - 2009

CREW

Director: Radu Jude Screenwriter: Radu Jude DOP: Marius Panduru, RSC Editor: Cătălin Cristuțiu Production design: Andreea Popa Costume Design: Cireșica Cuciuc Sound recordist: Hrvoje Radnić Sound Design: Cristian Ștefănescu, Alexandru Dumitru Re-recording mixer: Alexandru Dumitru Music: Matei Teodorescu Casting: Dan Ursu Production: Saga Film Coproduction: Rt Features, Bord Cadre Films, Sovereign Films, Paul Thiltges Distributions World Sales: Luxbox

CAST

Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Șerban Pavlu, Oana Mardare, Annamária Biluska, Adrian Sitaru, Marius Damian, Nicodim Ungureanu, Ilinca Manolache, Dan Ursu, Vlad Semenescu, Daniel Paleacu, Theodor Graur, Marius Panduru

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Berlinale - Competition - 2025

RADU JUDE

Writer-Director