Rares Andrici

The Man Without a Lifeline

The invention of the first modern robot for table tennis training turns Ionel Sporea into a star in the world of Romanian sports. A trip to Moscow, however, ends with a harsh sentence: 12 years in prison for treason. Who is to blame: destiny, the Ceausescu regime, or himself?

Traffic

Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in Rotterdam. One evening, when she is assaulted after meeting a local, Natalia asks Ita, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her.

Graduation

After his daughter is assaulted and left with an injury that may jeopardize her opportunity to study in the UK, a Romanian doctor decides to do whatever it takes to secure her future.

Immaculate

When young Daria enters rehab to kick the drug habit her first love left her with, her perceived innocence saves her from the sexual advances of the mostly male junkies inside and gains her their protection. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight and enjoying the attention, Daria soon finds out that special treatment comes at a great price.

The Rule of Three

An asexual, bi-romantic Wiccan girl falls in love with an asexual aromantic boy and tries to make him feel the magic of love.

Love Locker

A Muse

An aspiring dancer and a documentary filmmaker find themselves swept up in the chaotic life of a volatile young man obsessed with the artist Yves Klein.

Jinx

A couple who seemed perfect online have their first face-to-face meeting.