Familiar

2023 1h 46m RO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Dragos Binder is doing research in order to write a fiction film based on the true event of his parents fleeing the country in the 80s communist Romania, but then he changes the subject, moving the camera lens on himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emanuel Pârvu
Dragos Binder
Iulia Lumânare
Ilinca
Ana Ciontea
Valeria Binder
Adrian Titieni
Emil Binder
Vlad Ivanov
Harald Stern
Victoria Ecaterina Moraru
Alina
Lucian Ifrim
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Bogdan Voda
Car driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Călin Peter Netzer
Writers: Călin Peter Netzer, Iulia Lumânare
Languages: Romanian
Countries: France, Germany, Romania, Taiwan

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Romania, Taiwan.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Călin Peter Netzer, shot by Andrei Butica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dana Bunescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Emanuel Pârvu and Iulia Lumânare and Ana Ciontea carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27618736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Călin Peter Netzer directs. Andrei Butica behind the camera. Dana Bunescu cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Romania, Taiwan. Dialogue in Romanian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Romania, Taiwan.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Călin Peter Netzer, shot by Andrei Butica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Dana Bunescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emanuel Pârvu and Iulia Lumânare and Ana Ciontea carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt27618736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.