Usturoi
Two kids run away from their home village to become actors in the big city! The film is about their epic journey and the adventures they go through before arriving to their final destination: Hollywood. Shot on location in Transyl...
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"After a private viewing the Romanian movie "Usturoi" (Garlic) I just wanted everyone to see it. Generosity and hospitality are ingrained in the country's traditions, a place where a melting pot of nationalities have survived together for centuries. The makers of this gem captured the essence of the Romanian and Roma spirit, with lovely sarcasm, sharp images and rhythms, and a superb cast of almost entirely amateur actors. Good - as in good-hearted - comedies are rare, and the wit and charm of this movie has a truly global appeal. Like Gadjo Dilo before it, it exploits the boundl..."
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In the beginning, the two children play around as Luke Skywalker and Jack Sparrow on the ruins of the Treznea manor, the scene of atrocious ethnic killing in WWII. This spot was chosen for its picturesque scenery and the blood story of intolerance behind it. Fortunately, the past is but a ruin and the world has grown more tolerant today.
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Two kids run away from their home village to become actors in the big city! The film is about their epic journey and the adventures they go through before arriving to their final destination: Hollywood. Shot on location in Transyl...