Fri 1 Dec, 6pm
Mammalia
Director Sebastian Mihăilescu
Followed by Q&A with director Sebastian Mihăilescu
Berlinale Forum 2023, Germany - World Premiere
Mammalia
Followed by Q&A with director Sebastian Mihăilescu
Director Sebastian Mihăilescu
Romania, Poland, Germany | 2023 | 88 mins | long feature
Cast: István Téglás, Malina Manovici, Denisa Nicolae, Steliana Balacianu, Rolando Matsangos, Mirela Cretan, Andreea Gheorghe, Mircea Bujoreanu, Alex Nemteanu, Marian Pîrvu, Dan Zarug Mihai, Bianca Roiu, Elena Chingalata, Dana „Marijuana” Coteanu, Alina Vior, Sorina Oprean, Feihong Pascu, Claudiu Mitcu
A man on the brink of losing control discovers a world of strange rituals and unsettling communities, as the lines between the real and the surreal start to blur.
Sebastian Mihăilescu
Filmography: MAMMALIA (2023) is his debut feature film and has its Wolrd Premiere at Berlinale Forum. His feature-length documentary, YOU ARE CEAUSESCU TO ME (2021), won Best Film from Central and Eastern Europe and Best Cinematography at Ji.hlava IFF, the DocLisboa Festival’s New Talent Award, and the Transilvania IFF’s What’s Up Doc Competition.
OLD LUXURIOUS FLAT LOCATED IN AN ULTRA-CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD (2016), premiered in the Pardi di Domani Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2016.
Festival selections
FULL PROGRAMME
2023 Programme
Sat 2 Dec, 2pm: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYSNovember 16, 2023 - 8:57 pm
Fri 1 Dec 2023, 8.50pm: RMNNovember 16, 2023 - 8:07 pm
Mon 4 Dec, 6.00pm: LibertateOctober 29, 2023 - 1:29 pm
Sun 3 Dec, 5.10pm: Between Revolutions | In the Name of the Father | Two Words, Three LiesOctober 29, 2023 - 12:39 pm
Sun 3 Dec, 2pm: Occasional SpiesOctober 29, 2023 - 12:37 pm
Sat 2 Dec, 5.20pm: BossOctober 29, 2023 - 12:32 pm
Fri 1 Dec, 6pm: MammaliaOctober 29, 2023 - 12:21 pm
Thu 30 Nov, 6pm: FamiliarOctober 22, 2023 - 11:16 am
