Acasa, My Home
Acasa, My Home is a 2020 German/Romanian/Finnish documentary film directed by Radu Ciorniciuc.[1] The film is about nine children and their parents who lived in perfect harmony with nature in the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.
It had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020. It runs for 1 hour 26 minutes. It is in Romanian with English subtitles. It was produced by Autlook films. Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber took the North American international distribution rights.[2]
Cast
Gica Enache Gica Enache ... Self
Vali Enache Vali Enache ... Self
Rica Enache Rica Enache ... Self
Mihaela Murgoci Mihaela Murgoci ... USB / USR local counselor
Cristian Zãrescu Cristian Zãrescu ... PSD mayor's counselor
Prince Charles Prince Charles ... Self
Dacian Ciolos Dacian Ciolos ... Prime minister
Critical Reception
It has a 100% rating on line review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[3] Won many awards at film festivals, e.g. World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance, Viktor Main Award at the Munchen Dok.Fest, Golden Horn Award at the Krakow Film Festival.[4][5] It is praised for tackling difficult themes.[6][7][8]
References
- "acasa-my-home". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- Ravindran, Manori (2020-10-23). "Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber Take North American Rights to Sundance Winner 'Acasa, My Home' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- Acasa, My Home (2020), retrieved 2021-01-03
- "Proiectul Acasa – Proiectul Social Acasa". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ""Acasa, My Home" in World's Best of Cinéma Vérité". Tehran Times. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- McNary, Dave (2020-12-18). "Bucharest Documentary 'Acasa, My Home' Gets First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- Allen, Nick. "Sundance 2020: Acasa, My Home, Once Upon a Time in Venezuela | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- "'Acas?, My Home': Film Review | Sundance 2020 | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.