Pororoca is a 2017 Romanian psychological thriller film directed by Constantin Popescu and starring Bogdan Dumitrache [ro] and Iulia Lumânare [ro]. It is about a family and its struggles when its 5-year-old daughter disappears. The film premiered at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival[1] and was released in Romania on 19 January 2018.[2]

Pororoca
Directed byConstantin Popescu
Written byConstantin Popescu
Produced by
  • Liviu Marghidan
  • Lissandra Haulica
Starring
CinematographyLiviu Marghidan
Edited byCorina Stavila
Production
companies
  • Scharf Advertising
  • Irreverence Films
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Dumitrache won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3] Popescu received the Gopo Award for Best Director for the film.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 September 2017). "Film Review: 'Pororoca'". Variety. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Pororoca". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "'Pororoca': San Sebastian Review". Screen Daily. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time wins Best Picture at the Romanian Gopos". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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