23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

Mammalia

Sebastian Mihăilescu

Romania / Poland / Germany

2023, 88'

A film about a crisis of masculinity experienced by Camil, who feels insecure and diminished in relation to the women in his life. In a surrealist gesture, which brings fantasy to shuffle reality, our protagonist sees himself on the verge of losing control in a landscape of strange rituals.

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SCREENINGS

May 03, Wednesday, 19:30 (88')

Fernando Lopes Cinema • C.493

INFO

PREMIERE TYPE

National

ORIGINAL TITLE

Mammalia

LANGUAGE

Romanian

SUBTITLES

Portuguese / English

SCRIPT

Andrei Epure, Sebastian Mihăilescu

CAST

István Téglás, Mălina Manovici, Denisa Nicolae

PHOTOGRAPHY

Barbu Bălășoiu

SOUND

Krzysztof Stasiak

EDITING

Cătălin Cristuțiu

PRODUCER

Diana Păroiu, Ada Solomon

PRODUCTION

microFilm

SALES

Lights On ([email protected])

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