This Romanian film won the Ecumenical jury prize at Locarno last August and took Locarno's overall Runner Up prize as well as two additional jury awards...
Set on the border between Romania and Hungary, this is a modern immigration tale as told by director Marian Crisan that was inspired by a news article on illegal Turkish immigration.
The calm humanity of the Romanian character Nelu allows us to root for him as he helps the Turkish man in his quest to cross into Hungary and make his way toward his family in Germany.
Some humor, much honesty, and a thoroughly enjoyable film too...
The director made a wise choice to subtitle the Romanian character's dialogue and provide no translation for the Turkish man. This allowed the audience to experience Nelu's point of view in trying to understand another human being when words can sometimes get in the way...
