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Completed - ENGLISH, ROMANIAN - First film, Drama - 88 minutes

Log Line

They say when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. This story, inspired by real events, reveals the true taste of the American Dream.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Ioana URICARU
Writer(s) : Ioana URICARU, Tatiana IONASCU
Cast : Mălina MANOVICI, Steve BACIC, Dylan Scott SMITH, Milan HURDUC, Ruxandra MANIU

Producer(s) : Cristian MUNGIU (Mobra Films), Tudor REU (Mobra Films), Christoph KUKULA (42FILM GMBH), Eike GORECZKA (42FILM GMBH), Yanick LÉTOURNEAU (PERIPHERIA), Sean WHEELAN (FILMGATE)

Synopsis

While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?

The lead role, Mara, is played by Malina Manovici (Graduation, 2016) and this first feature by Ioana Uricaru is produced by Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu himself.

Production

Country(ies) : ROMANIA, CANADA, GERMANY, SWEDEN

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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2018 Panorama
Stockholm IFF 2018 Discovery
Tribeca FF 2018 (International Narrative Competition)
goEast FF 2018
Netia OFF Camera 2018 (Main Competition)
Jeonju IFF 2018 (International Competition)
Seattle IFF 2018
FEST – New Directors, New Films Festival 2018 (Golden Lynx award for Best Feature Film)


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