DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH

Directed by : Radu Jude

Prix Spécial du Jury au Festival de Locarno 2023

Sortie cinéma le 27 septembre 2023

Part One: We follow Angela, an overworked production assistant who must drive around the city of Bucharest in order to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company, ostensibly to raise awareness among its own employees on the various dangers that lead to work related accidents. Soon she encounters Marian, a half paralysed worker, who gets the part.

Part Two: When Marian reveals on camera that his work related accident is due to the company’s negligence, his statement ignites a scandal, which forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative.

True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism and technology meet the political sociology of the post totalitarian digital world.

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With : Ilinca Manolache, Ovidiu Pîrșan, Nina Hoss, Dorina Lazăr, László Miske, Katia Pascariu

Author : Radu Jude

Photography : Maruis Panduru

Co-producers : Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films d’Ici, Kinorama & Micro Film

Sound : Jaime Baksht & Michelle Couttolenc

Art director : Cristian Niculescu & Andreea Popa

Editing : Cătălin Cristuțiu

Mixage : Jaime Baksht & Michelle Couttolenc

Producer : 4 Proof Film

Partners : Centrul Național al Cinematografiei – România, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova 19 & Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Langue : Roumain

Available version : Roumain & Anglais

Length : 2h43'

Format : Super16 mm, HD

distribution

International sales : Heretic

Distributor : Météore Films

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