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Brick in the Wall (2013)

Brick in the Wall (2013)

23 min. - Documentary Short Movie - AG - 22.09.2013

Synopsis: In May 1973, a Romanian couple started building their dream home. Almost 40 years later the house still has no solid roof, floors, windows or doors. The father, a local carpenter, has lost all his pride and status in the process of building. In an attempt to win them back for him, his 30-year-old son offers to spend his free hours finishing the job. When he has time, the son and his father work together bricklaying, laying floors and smoking cigarettes. While they slog away, the mother attempts to lead a normal life and run the household despite all the setbacks and disappointments. The unfinished project has diminished the standing of the family in the village: they watch the funeral of a fellow villager from a distance, and while the mother makes the journey to mass each week the father stays home and watches TV. This observational and at moments tragicomic film shows the effects of working on a project that simply won't end. It also gives an impression of contemporary Romania, where uncompleted projects and dashed dreams have blighted many family relationship.

Director: Grzegorz Brzozowsky

Writer: Grzegorz Brzozowsky

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Produced By

Aristoteles Workshop

Production info

Filmat în comuna Vama, județul Suceava.

Festivals, Awards

  1. 2013 - Aristoteles Workshop - Premiul pentru cel mai bun documentar
    2013 - Aristoteles Workshop - Premiul pentru cel mai bun documentar
    2013 - Festivalul Internațional de Film pentru Studenți FFEST – România - Premiul juriului

Storyline

A huge, unfinished house in the centre of town, right opposite the church. In the one habitable room lives an elderly couple. The husband has been building the house for 30 years, usually single-handedly, sometimes with the help of his grown-up son. The wife confides that her husband believes that if, he ever finishes the house, he will die soon afterwards.

Trivia

  • Selecționat la Festivalul de Film „Toamna la Voroneț” – România, 2013, Festivalul de Film Astra Sibiu – România, 2014, Festivalul Internațional de Film Documentar (IDFA) – Olanda, 2014.
  • Nominalizat la Premiile Gopo pentru Cel mai Bun Scurtmetraj Documentar – România, 2014

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