OTTO THE BARBARIAN

Otto, a bright teenage punk, deals with the loss of his girlfriend. He continues to live inhabiting the void space left by her, but in order to survive, he needs to face his loss and guilt.

  • writer-director: Ruxandra Ghitescu

  • with: Mihaela Sirbu, Adrian Titieni

  • producer: Iuliana Tarnovetchi – Alien Film (RO)

  • co-producer: Xavier Rombaut – Polar Bear (BE)

  • genre: drama - feature film

  • country: Romania / Belgium

  • year: 2020

  • duration: 115 minutes

  • international sales: Reason8

  • with the support of: Romanian Film Centre, Cinelink Macedonia, Zenith Media, Tax shelter of the Belgian federal government via taxshelter.be, Creative Europe, Eurimages

    • Transilvania International Film Festival (RO)

    • Sarajevo Film Festival (BA)

    • Festival del Cinema Europeo (IT)

    • 16th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema (US)

    • Cinéas - Central and Eastern European Film Festival (LU)

    • IFFI Goa International Film Festival (IN)

    • The Calvert Journal Film Festival

    • Romanian Film Festival (US)

    • Romanian Days Award for Best Feature Film - Transilvania International Film Festival (RO)