Two movies directed by Romanian directors, Trois Exercises - directed by Cristi Puiu and Rocker - directed by Marian Crisan will be screened at the East End Film Festival in London on July 6 and 8, 2013.

Cristi Puiu’s latest movie Trois Exercises will have its UK premiere during the festival and will be screened on July 6, 2013, 14:00, at Genesis Cinema. The Romanian director’s movie was inspired by Three Conversations, the masterpiece by 19th-century Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov. The actors' “exercises” developed into a minimalistic trilogy on cinema and literature, social and spiritual life.

Cristi Puiu is probably best know for his film The Death of Mr Lazarescu, which won Un Certain Regarde at the 2005 Cannes film festival. He has also won a Golden Bear at the Berlinale with Un cartuş de Kent şi un pachet de cafea/A Pack of Kent and a Packet of Coffee.

Rocker, directed by Romanian Marian Crisan, is the second movie to be screened at the London film festival, on July 8, 18:00, at Rich Mix Cinema. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with actor Alin State.

The movie tells the story of Victor, a 45-year old rocker, whose love for his son Florin exceeds the limits of what is socially and morally acceptable. Florin is a drug addict and Victor, desperate and ready to overcome any obstacle to ensure his son’s happiness, ends up stealing. The movie explores the profound human relationship between father and son, the limits such a relationship can reach.

We previously wrote about the movie here Romanian film review – The drugs don’t work: Rocker.

Founded in 2000, the East End Film Festival is one of the UK’s largest film festivals, attracting an annual audience of more than 30,000 people. The festival takes place between June 25 and July 10.

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

(photo source: rockerthemovie.ro)