”Banat. The Journey”, by Adriano Valerio. The premiere
by Dana Medar
The debut feature of the Italian director Adriano Valerio, produced by Ada Solomon, is a love story, but also a journey made towards one`s self. An Italian couple comes to Romania so that he may do his job as an agronomy engineer. We are used to talking about the phenomenon of the migration of the Romanians to the Western European countries, but Banat offers us a perspective of the journey the other way around. After all, the gates of Europe were opened for everybody. Ștefan Velniciuc, also stars in the film; his character is a farm manager with a background inspired by Duckadam`s story. The actor was very thrilled of this experience, especially because he was supposed to act in Italian, a language that he masters very well. He shared with us the experience of being part of this project in the exclusive interview he gave us.
Imagine: Nicolae Cara