Aferim!, the Romanian movie that brought director Radu Jude a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in February this year, will be screened in US cinemas starting January 22.

The film will be presented in cinemas in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, reports local Agerpres.

Aferim! is Romania’s proposal from the 2016 Oscars, for the Best Foreign Language Film category.  It is also one of the two Romanian films nominated for the European Film Awards 2015. 

The Romanian historical drama takes place in the 19th century in Wallachia. It follows the story of Costandin, a local policeman who is hired by a boyar to find a gypsy slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife.

The cast includes Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Cuzin Toma, Alexandru Dabija, Luminita Gheorghiu, Victor Rebengiuc, Alberto Dinache, Alexandru Bindea, Mihaela Sirbu, Adina Cristescu, Serban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu, and Dan Nicolaescu.

Romanian Film Review – Once upon a time in Wallachia: Aferim! 

Romanian director gets the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for historical drama Aferim! 

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com