The Cinepolitica Trophy
, that is the
Festival's grand prize, offered by the Romanian Cultural Institute, was won by
Rabin, The Last Day (directed by Amos Gitai).
The title of Best Political Film went to the Russian production directed by Yuriy Bikov,
The Fool /
Durak.
A Special Mention was granted to the feature
Les Chevaliers Blancs/The White Knights (directed by Joachim Lafosse), a powerful drama inspired from a real fact that shocked France in 2007: the kidnapping of over 100 Ciadese children by well-meaning members of a French Non-Governmental Organisation.
Cinepolitica International Film Festival was held during 13 – 17 April, at Elvira Popescu Cinema of Bucharest, and was wrapped up on Sunday, 17 April, with the premiere of the feature
The Childhood of a Leader, the directing debut of actor Brady Corbet.
Details at:
Cinepolitica.ro
