Sieranevada (2016)

Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.

Director:

Cristi Puiu

Writer:

Cristi Puiu

Stars:

Mimi Branescu, Judith State, Bogdan Dumitrache

21 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mimi Branescu	...	Lary
Judith State	...	Sandra
Bogdan Dumitrache	...	Relu
Dana Dogaru	...	Nusa Mirica
Sorin Medeleni	...	Toni
Ana Ciontea	...	Aunt Ofelia
Rolando Matsangos	...	Gabi
Catalina Moga	...	Laura
Marin Grigore	...	Sebi
Tatiana Iekel	...	Aunt Evelina
Marian Râlea	...	Mr. Popescu
Ioana Craciunescu	...	Mrs. Popescu
Ilona Brezoianu	...	Cami
Simona Ghita	...	Simona
Andi Vasluianu	...	Mihaita

Storyline

Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father, Lary, a doctor in his forties is about to spend the Saturday at a family gathering to commemorate the deceased. But the occasion does not go according to expectations. Forced to confront his fears and his past, to rethink the place he holds within the family, Lary finds himself constraint to tell his version of the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

family gathering | doctor | romanian new wave | 911 conspiracy theory | reference to 9 11 | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Romania France Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Republic of Macedonia

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

3 August 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

Sierra-Nevada

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

€1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandragora, Production 2006, Studioul de Creatie Cinematografica al Ministerului Culturii

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title, deliberately misspelled, is a parody of esoteric film titles and does not refer to anything specific.

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Soundtracks

Children of Paradise
Performed by Boney M.
Composed by Frank Farian, Fred Jay, and George Reyam
Far Musikverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg
Media Services International
Courtesy of Schubert Music Publishing Romania

User Reviews

Only for eastern europeans, I guess

I don't know why but I found this movie really good. It resembled to the the high school book I had to read in my time, Enigma Otiliei or like Morometii book & screen play. Like all Romanian movies, it has that drama-parody of being a post-communist member; like all the good post-revolution movies. This movie is from the same category. But! And there's a huge "But". This movie has a really tangled and well-structured story line. The characters are really complex. I loved the "detailed" small-talks that took place alongside the main story. Also, like many Romanian families, you have that huge abundance of relatives that you have to deal with. You have that "It's family!" saying that your mother told you every time you couldn't stand your cousin when you were little. Also, all the actors seem to play their parts really well. I've seen almost all the good Romanian movies and I can say that these are some hardcore actors. They fit so well with their characters and their performance is almost perfect. Yes, it has the downsides that all Romanian movies have: the static scenes and the bad sound quality. You have to have subtitle otherwise, most of the time, if you are Romanian, you won't understand a word. All of this being said, enjoy! It's just a pure South-Eastern Week-end story event!