Inspired by Romanian folklore, the story about the attraction between a young man and the spirit of a dead young woman killed during the 1907 peasants rebellion intertwines local myths of poltergeists with the gothic, as reality and fantasy share the same scene.
Maftei co-wrote the script with Raluca Durbacă. Shooting took 31 days between August 2011 and October 2012.
The film is produced by Gabi Antal for Abis Studio and Costin Ranteş for Mitra Film, with the support of the National Centre for Cinema, BV McCann Erickson, Omnicom, Initiative Media, Mediaedge:Cia, Ogilvy, Mindshare Media, Romanian Public Television, and HBO Romania. Ranteş was executive producer, Mihai Orăşanu coproducer and Iuliana Tarnovețchi delegate producer. The budget was nearly 1.2 m EUR, Antal told FNE.
“The premiere is likely to be in autumn 2013,” Maftei told FNE.
Production information
Abis Studio
87 Emanoil Porumbaru St.
011421 Bucharest 1 Romania
Phone: +4021 222 68 75
Fax: +4021 223 44 93
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Mitra Film
27 Emanoil Porumbaru St.
011421 Bucharest 1 Romania
Phone: + 40 21 222 68 75
Fax: + 40 21 223 44 93
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Credits
Director: Alexandru Maftei
Script: Alexandru Maftei
Raluca Durbacă
DoP: Radu Aldea
Editor: Theodora Penciu
Art direction: Vali Ighigheanu
Oana Marinescu
Costumes: Maria Miu
Make-up: Nastasia Mateiu
Hair stylist: Cristina Temelie
Visual effects supervisor: Adriana Ionică
Sound design: Tudor Petre
Music: Jon Wygens
Mixing: Mihai Orășanu
Cast: Tudor Aaron Istodor, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Anastasia Dumitrescu, Maia Morgenstern, Ovidiu Ghiniță, Ioana Sandu, Ioan Andrei Ionescu
