In the Transylvanian capital, a bailiff named Orsolya must evict a homeless man from a cellar — with disastrous results that set off a moral crisis she cannot resolve.
- Directed by
- Radu Jude
- Starring
- Eszter Tompa, Adonis Tanta, Gabriel Spahiu, Ilinca Manolache
- Country & Year
- Romania · 2025
- Language & Runtime
- Romanian · 109 min
- Status
- Available
Where to Watch
In Cinemas
Festivals & Awards
- Berlinale
- BFI London 2025
Stills
Press
“Jude’s film-making has such energy and punch.”
“Droll and biting”
“Extraordinary. A scorching moral parable”
“A smart, scathing masterwork about our modern madness”
“Minimal cinema in all its grandeur”
“A wonderful satire on the double standards of the Western world”
The Director
Radu Jude
Born in 1977 in Romania, Radu Jude graduates from the Media University of Bucharest. Then he starts as an assistant director for feature films like The Rage by Radu Muntean (2002), The Death of Mr. Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu (2005) and Amen. by Costa Gavras (2002). Thereafter he signs his own short films, Wrestling (2003), The Black Sea (2004), In the Morning (2007), Alexandra (2006), and the award winning The Tube with a Hat (2006). He directs also many advertising films before tackling his feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009).