The Christmas Gift
Romania, Spain2018fiction23'Krótkie filmy roku (2020)
On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Romanian dictator Nicolae 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 letter of wishes to Santa. As far as the child understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead. ((Tampere Short Film Candidate, Winner of the European Film Award 2019)
- directed by
- Bogdan Mureşanu
Director, screenwriter and producer. An author of several short films and animations, he debuted with the award-winning film "Half Shaved" (2012). This production has been screened at festivals across the globe, including those in Montreal, Cleveland, Reykjavik, York and Oaxaca.
- cinematography
- Tudor Platon
- script
- Bogdan Mureşanu
- cast
- Adrian Văncică, Ioana Flora
- sound
- Sebastian Zsemlye
- editing
- Andrei Bălăşoiu
- production
- Bogdan Mureşanu, Vlad Iorga, Victor Dumitrovici, Eduardo M Escribano Solera
- Photo
- Trailer