Alexandru Dabija
Acting
Biography
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Known For
Aferim!
Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
Dracula
In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
"I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians." These words, spoken in the Council of Ministers of the summer of 1941, started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front. The film attempts to comment on this statement.
Scarred Hearts
During the summer of 1937, Emanuel, a young man in his early twenties, is committed to a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. The treatment consists of painful spine punctures that confine him to a plaster on a stretcher-bed. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the sadness of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Shadow of a Cloud
In a torrid summer day in Bucharest, the priest Florin Florescu is called to a dying woman's side for saying a prayer.
The Potemkinists
The film written and directed by Radu Jude starts from the gesture of defiance against Russia made in 1905 by the sailors on the cruiser Potemkin, who received political asylum in Romania. In 2021, a sculptor (played by Alexander Dabija) is trying to make a work inspired by this event.
Almanah Cinema
Six shorts by Radu Jude:Plastic Semiotic,To Punish, To Discipline,The Potemkinists, Memories of the eastern front,Caricaturana and The Marshal's Two Executions
Filmography
as The Real Dracula
as The Artist
as Mr. Lazăr B.
as Iordache Cîndescu
as Florin Florescu