In Competition, Berlin & Telluride 2006
Directed by: Lucian PINTILIE
Year of production: 2003
Country: FRANCE, ROMANIA
Genre: drama
Length: 39 minutes
The Ukrainian steppe, toward the end of World War II. The German and Romanian troops are retreating in the face of the unstoppable Red Army. In a deserted school, a Romanian military unit has set up its headquarters, awaiting disaster. A visit of high-ranking Wehrmacht officers is suddenly announced. Hope is awakened: will they receive new orders? Will they counter-attack? But the German officers are there to party. One of them wants to impress his hosts: he proudly takes out a stamp, the famous aurochs head from Romania, saying it’s the most expensive in the world…
Lucian PINTILIE – Director
Lucian PINTILIE – Script / Dialogue
SIlviu STAVILĂ – Director of Photography
Melania OPROIU – Film Editor
Victor REBEGIUC
Sorin LEOVEANU
Tudor ISTODOR
Cornel SCRIPCARU
Bogdan STANOEVICI
