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Cadoul de Craciun
By
Bogdan MuresanuDuration
23 MIN
Language
Romanian
Subtitles
English
Country
Spain, Romania
Year
2019
Synopsis
On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Ceausescu's bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a wish letter to Santa. As the kid understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead.
Direction
Bogdan Muresanu
Bogdan Muresanu produced and directed his first short film in 2012, based on his own script, Half Shaved. It won the Audience Award at “Anonimul” IFF Sf. Gheorghe (Romania) and was shown in festivals in Montreal, Cinequest, Cleveland, Reykjavik, York, Oaxaca, Maremetraggio, Lille, Reggio.
In 2018, the short animation called The Magician was undergoing pre-production while the short fiction The Christmas Gift was travelling the world winning no less than 10 awards in less than 6 months.
Distributor
Eduardo M Escribano Solera
Original Title
Cadoul de Craciun
English Title
The Christmas Gift
