14/1 | 21:00 | The Christmas Gift
Romania/2019
Bogdan Muresanu
Synopsis
А few days after Ceausescu’s bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a wish letter to Santa. As the kid understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead.
Director
Bogdan Muresanu
Screenplay
Bogdan Muresanu
Director of Photography
Tudor Platon
Film Editing
Andrei Balasoiu
Producers
Bogdan Muresanu
Vlad Iorga
Victor Dumitrovici
Dan Burlac
Eduardo M Escribano Solera
Production Company
Kinotopia
Commitet
Mailuki Films
Cast
Adrian Vancica
Iona Flora
Duration
23’
Romania 2019
Director's Biography
Bogdan Muresanu
Bogdan Muresanu produced and directed his first short film in 2012, based on his own script. Half Shaved was selected for festivals in Montreal, San Joze, Cleveland, Reykjavik, York, Oaxaca, among others. In 2018, his short animation called The Magician was undergoing pre-production while the short fiction The Christmas Gift was travelling the world being part in more than 20 Oscar Qualifying Film Festivals.
