Cristian Bota

Leo, a 17-year-old biker, and Raisa, the pastor's daughter of a small conservative village from Romania, fall in love at first sight, but communitarianism and religious fanaticism will defeat their relationship.

1950, prison de Sighet, Roumanie. C’est là, derrière les barreaux, qu’un groupe d’évêques gréco-catholiques est emprisonné par les autorités communistes, dans le but de les amener à renier toute forme d’allégeance au Vatican, perçu comme une influence étrangère. Un homme s’élève parmi eux qui devient progressivement un guide pour chaque prêtre : l’évêque Iuliu Hossu.

In an improvised night club called "Tokoriki" the whole village celebrates Gianina's 18th birthday. Her boyfriend and Alin will give her a most surprising gift, one that nobody will ever forget.

En Roumanie, dans les années 1990, Gabriel, un adolescent de 15 ans, entre au séminaire afin de devenir prêtre. Confiant et plein d’espoir, il se heurte vite aux brimades des élèves des classes supérieures, à leurs petites combines, et aux méthodes souvent abusives des enseignants. Dans ce monde sans scrupule où la piété et la foi ne sont qu’un leurre, il devra apprendre à survivre par le mensonge, la tricherie, le vol et la trahison.

Two young men are sent to a labour camp when they try to escape Romania.

Un avocat enquête sur la dernière journée de la vie de son père, un juge dont le décès troublant éveille les soupçons à propos de sa jeune veuve.

Quand son fils disparaît lors d'une sortie dans les montagnes enneigées, un ancien agent du renseignement remue ciel et terre et risque tout pour le retrouver.

Two villages that received only half their necessary annual budgets decide to wage it all on a soccer game between themselves. Whoever wins gets it all and fulfill their objectives. So everything becomes fair game in their quest to win.

In a dystopian community, Aryan-looking children are subjected to strict rules and harsh indoctrination. Stripped of their past identities, they are trained to speak only in Esperanto, preparing them for adoption into new families. Eleven-year-old Joshua stands out as a nonconformist, defying the rigid norms by befriending a newcomer, Ĉiela. His bond with her stirs jealousy among the other children, especially from Pipro, the group’s eldest and self-appointed leader. When Joshua is selected for adoption, he makes a daring choice to refuse it, unwilling to leave Ĉiela behind. This defiance provokes Pipro’s wrath, who manipulates the group into turning against the pair. Isolated and under increasing pressure to conform, Joshua and Ĉiela face a critical decision: surrender to the oppressive society or resist and fight for their freedom.

Romanian Lidia is lured to Sweden, where she is locked up and prostituted. In her search for revenge, her fate is intertwined with the police officer Ewert Gren, who chases a dangerous criminal.

After two hapless stoplight technicians make an offhand joke about an imaginary heist, everyone in their small Romanian town suddenly wants a piece of the pie – forcing the pair to make a decision that could change their lives forever.