Tooth and Nail
Romania2024documentary85'Documentary Competition
Once a local businessman from the north of Romania, Tiberiu is now a determined activist and a whistleblower. He documents illegal logging in state forests and publishes the evidence on his social media. Two journalists who follow in his footsteps witness the events and plot twists that seem taken out of a hard-hitting thriller. While portraying the protagonist, whose impetuous temperament does not always help the cause, the filmmakers make accusations against predatory forestry, corruption and mafia methods, all rife in their country. Over time, this interventionist film, shot as the events were unfolding, becomes a participatory documentary, equally dangerous for its makers.
- directed by
- Radu Mocanu
An independent documentary filmmaker. Journalism graduate from Lucian Blaga University, later he studied cinema in Paris, earning a degree in 2009. Back in Romania, he debuted with 'The Golden Robot' (2015).
Mihai Gavril DragoleaFilm director and university lecturer. He specializes in documentary and hybrid fiction, focusing on marginal humans and sentient beings, a topic of his Ph.D. His works have screened at European festivals and reached 15+ countries. He lectures on Documentary Practice at Babeș-Bolyai University and works in ecology and animal protection.
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