Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure (Comoara, 2015)

Vol. 55 (July 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Corneliu Porumboiu’s latest feature, three men go on an unlikely treasure hunt.

Radu Muntean on One Floor Below

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Muntean speaks about his work, Romanian cinema and the role of morality in his film and elsewhere.

Radu Muntean’s One Floor Below (Un etaj mai jos, 2015)

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
One Floor Below revolves around a man who withholds key evidence from a police investigation.

Yuri Bykov’s The Fool (Durak, 2014)

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Julia Zelman
The moral decay pictured in Yuri Bykov's new film reminds Julia Zelman of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.

TIFF 2015

Vol. 55 (July 2015) by Editors
Live coverage from the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival (May 29-June 7).

Tudor Giurgiu’s Why Me? (De ce eu?, 2015)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Tudor Giurgiu’s latest feature follows the rise and demise of a Romanian state prosecutor fighting the system.

Aleksei German Jr.’s Under Electric Clouds (Pod electricheskimi oblakami, 2015)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Alexei German Jr.’s latest feature is a beautiful but convoluted portrait of Russia.

Ivan Ostrochovský’s Koza (2015)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
An ex-boxer steps into the ring again to pay for his wife’s abortion.

Isa Qosja’s Three Windows and a Hanging (Tri Dritare dhe një Varje, 2014)

Vol. 47 (November 2014) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
This Kosovan film about the discrimination against rape victims is courageous, yet ambiguous in its final message.

Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s The Tribe (Plemya, 2014)

Vol. 46 (October 2014) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
In her review of The Tribe, Anastasia Eleftheriou pays special attention to the film's choreographic aspects.