Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
"Undeva la Palilula" (original title)

Somewhere in Palilula is placed in the 60s in Romania and tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of medical school, brought by a gloomy whim of destiny to the town of Palilula. ... See full summary »

Director:

Silviu Purcarete

Writer:

Silviu Purcarete

Stars:

Anne Marie Chertic, Constantin Chiriac, Paul Chiributa

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anne Marie Chertic
Constantin Chiriac
Paul Chiributa
Constantin Cicort
Ana Ciontea
George Costea
Gabriel Costin
Pusa Darie
Áron Dimény
Luminita Erga
Diana Fufezean
Alexandru Georgescu
Constantin Ghenescu
Adrian Hostiuc
Romanita Ionescu

Storyline

Somewhere in Palilula is placed in the 60s in Romania and tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of medical school, brought by a gloomy whim of destiny to the town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilula is a ghost town, lost in the middle of the Vallahian plain. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, improbable hospital, a gynecological clinic in a settlement where no child is born. A community of Italians who forgot their language, but not the nostalgia of their traditional music. Italians with Danubian taste and disorientation. The young doctor Serafim will not get to practice his profession as a pediatrician, in this childless town. He will be drowning in the sweet and poisoned honey of the place, like a fly caught by a frog.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Somewhere in Palilula

Company Credits

Production Co:

Libra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Undeva la Palilula (Somewhere in Palilula)

It's a brilliant movie, a mixture of dark comedy and absurd theater, full of symbols and depicting a fallen universe. Somehow a Paradise in the communist inferno. Strange, with passages from dream to reality and back to dream, with antiheroes busy only to enjoy whatever can be enjoyed from life in a forgotten place of the world (forgotten by people and by history as well). It's a movie similar to a play, with good actors, fantastic images and a very strongly underlined humor. But, as for the pediatrist who comes here for few weeks and stay for life, it manages to keep the public there, during 140 minutes. It reminded me a bit of Emil Kusturitza, by its strong Balkan flavor.