POTEMKINISTII

THE POTEMKINISTS

Quinzaine 2022 | Short film | 18 min

World premiere

In 1905, the sailors on the battleship Potemkin are given political asylum in Romania - an act of defiance against Russia. In 2021, a sculptor wants to create an artwork inspired by the event. A comedy about art, history, memory and cinema, which film critic Andrei Gorzo describes as "a cross between a Caragiale sketch and a Mark Rappaport video essay".

Director

Radu Jude

Radu Jude is a Romanian director and screenwriter. In 2006, he made the short film The Tube with a Hat, winner of multiple international awards. Jude's feature debut The Happiest Girl in the World was selected for more than 50 international film festivals. Titles such as Aferim!, Scarred Hearts and Everybody in Our Family followed and won multiple awards. The international premiere of The Dead Nation in Locarno 2017 marked his debut in documentary film. His feature Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film in Berlinale 2021.