Arest
FOCUS: FEATURE FILMS
Focus: Feature films is a competition of full-length acting films with distinctively original style. Both young and experienced filmmakers will compete for the prize. This year, 7 films from 6 countries will take part in the competition.
Arest, dir. Andrei Cohn (Romania) 2019, 126’, 16+
August 1983, Dinu with his wife and two children are on a beach of nudists. The family vacation is interrupted by two security guards who take Dinu to Bucharest for interrogation. In police custody, Dinu meets Vale, who tortures fellow inmates in exchange for privileges.Things are getting more and more absurd. Film awarded at Cairo IFF. Polish premiere.