Adi, a gay teenager, is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night he is brutally attacked on the street, the next day his world is turned upside-down. His parents no longer look at him as they did, and the seeming tranquility of the village starts to crack.
Acting
Chiujdea's silence speaks louder than any dialogue.
Cinematography
The Delta itself becomes a suffocating character.
Direction
Pârvu refuses you any catharsis. Cruel and correct.
Director
Emanuel Pârvu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Romania criminalized homosexuality until 2001; the Orthodox Church still campaigns against LGBTQ+ rights. This film lands like a grenade in a country where 30% believe being gay is 'morally wrong.'
Pârvu cast non-professionals from actual Delta villages. Several locals walked off set when they learned the plot.
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