Romania’s famous Merry Cemetery in the village of Săpânţa, in the Northern part of the country, was presented in a documentary on French TV station TV5 Monde.

The documentary presented the life of several villagers in Săpânţa, who seem to have a special relationship with death. There, people save money their entire life to be able to order one of the colored crosses from artisan Dumitru Pop, and to be remembered by the funny epitaph written on the cross.

The documentary, made by Vincent Froehly, is a Germany – France co-production from 2013.

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