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Child's Pose

Original title: Pozitia copilului
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
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Pozitia copilului (2013)
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After the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free.After the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free.After the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free.
IMDb RATING
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8.4K
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  • Director
    • Cãlin Peter Netzer
  • Writers
    • Razvan Radulescu(screenplay)
    • Cãlin Peter Netzer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Luminita Gheorghiu
    • Bogdan Dumitrache
    • Natasa Raab
Top credits
  • Director
    • Cãlin Peter Netzer
  • Writers
    • Razvan Radulescu(screenplay)
    • Cãlin Peter Netzer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Luminita Gheorghiu
    • Bogdan Dumitrache
    • Natasa Raab
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 8 nominations

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    Child's Pose
    Trailer 1:49
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    Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu and Natasa Raab in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Ilinca Goia in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Vlad Ivanov in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu and Ilinca Goia in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu and Florin Zamfirescu in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu, Natasa Raab, and Florin Zamfirescu in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Luminita Gheorghiu, Teodor Corban, and Gelu Coleag in Pozitia copilului (2013)
    Ilinca Goia and Bogdan Dumitrache in Pozitia copilului (2013)

    Top cast

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    Luminita Gheorghiu
    Luminita Gheorghiu
    • Cornelia Keneresas Cornelia Keneres
    Bogdan Dumitrache
    Bogdan Dumitrache
    • Barbuas Barbu
    Natasa Raab
    • Olga Cerchezas Olga Cerchez
    Ilinca Goia
    Ilinca Goia
    • Carmenas Carmen
    Florin Zamfirescu
    • Domnul Aurelian Fagarasanuas Domnul Aurelian Fagarasanu
    Vlad Ivanov
    Vlad Ivanov
    • Dinu Laurentiuas Dinu Laurentiu
    Mimi Branescu
    Mimi Branescu
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Cerasela Iosifescu
    Adrian Titieni
    Adrian Titieni
    • Child's fatheras Child's father
    Tania Popa
    Leontina Vaduva
    • Leontina Vaduva, the Sopranoas Leontina Vaduva, the Soprano
    • (as Leontina Väduva)
    Ion Grosu
    Oxana Moravec
    Mihai Dorobantu
    Nicolae Scarlat
    Silvia Dogaru
    Ionut Hotea
    Ana Maria Samson
    • Director
      • Cãlin Peter Netzer
    • Writers
      • Razvan Radulescu(screenplay)
      • Cãlin Peter Netzer(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Romania for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 86th Academy Awards in 2014.
    • Quotes

      Cornelia Keneres: What did I do wrong?

      Barbu: Never mind now. I'm putting this on the table. You can say yes or no. You either let me call you when I feel like it, or it's nothing. And a suggestion. If it's hard, find a substitute. A dog, a lover, a hobby. People your age visit the Pyramids.

      Cornelia Keneres: Other people my age have a normal relationship with their child. Parents find their fulfillment in their children. Everything they failed to accomplish, they achieve through their children.

      Barbu: So we're agreed.

    • Soundtracks
      Meravigliosa creatura
      (1995)

      Written by Gianna Nannini and Mara Redigheri

      Performed by Gianna Nannini

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The difficulties of letting go
    A haunting slide-of-life drama from Romania, "Child's Pose" explores the strained relationship between a middle-aged mother and her adult son, set within the context of an unspeakable human tragedy.

    Cornelia Keneres, portrayed with masterful understatement and restraint by Luminita Gheorghiu, is a haughty, emotionally aloof woman who, nevertheless, just can't seem to cut the cords that bind her to her only child, Barbu (Bogdan Dumitrache). Barbu, of course, resents his mother's endless interference in his life, an interference that is only intensified when he tragically runs over and kills a 14-year-old boy who's crossing a freeway on which Barbu is driving recklessly. Because Barbu seems devoid of initiative in trying to make things right with both the legal system and the family of the victim, Cornelia launches into full Mama Bear mode, lavishing large sums of money in her wake as she attempts to clean up the life-shattering mess her son has made for himself and others. Is Cornelia now paying the consequences for treating her son as a child for so long? Is that why he now finds himself unable to step up to the plate and accept responsibility for his actions as a mature adult should?

    Filmed in a wholly realistic and naturalistic style, "Child's Pose" is about as far from melodrama as a movie about life-and-death issues could possibly be. There are no grand speeches, no emotional outbursts springing from the tragic events of the story. The movie makes us feel as if we are eavesdropping on these people as they go about the business of trying to make sense of an entirely senseless situation. As such, we get to witness first-hand the agony and grief, the bitterness and guilt, and the thirst for redemption that the various characters are going through.

    As embodied by the extraordinary Gheorghiu, Cornelia becomes a fascinatingly complex character made up of any number of inconsistencies and contradictions. For instance, she's constantly deriding Barbu for not being a man, for making a mess of his life and not fulfilling the hopes she and his father had for him when he was younger. Yet, it is her very insistence on meddling, mothering him and stepping in to solve all his problems that is the key factor in making him this way. And is she truly moved by the concerns of the grieving parties or is she motivated more by the fate of her own son and the guilt she might be feeling for the way she raised him?

    Flawlessly written and directed by Cailin Peter Netzer (with Razvan Radulescu as co-writer), the movie ends on a powerful note, one that hints at the barest possibility for reconciliation and redemption for the individuals involved. It's a largely wordless moment, heartbreakingly silent and obliquely shot, and it is a moment that will linger long in the memory of anyone who sees it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 2013 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Поза дитини
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Parada Film
      • Hai Hui Entertainement
      • HBO Romania
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €850,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $97,170
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,955
      • Feb 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $994,126
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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