''Sieranevada'' is a 2016 Romanian film directed by

Cristi Puiu Cristi Puiu (; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. With Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu, in 2004 he founded a cinema production company, naming it Mandragora. Early life, education and career Cristian Emilian Puiu wa ...

and starring

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. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father. It was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the

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at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Cast

– Lary * Judith State – Sandra *

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– Relu * Dana Dogaru – Nușa * Sorin Medeleni – Toni * Ana Ciontea – Ofelia * Rolando Matsangos – Gabi

Production

The film is produced through Mandragora SRL in collaboration with Studioul de Creație Cinematografică Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2006 d.o.o., Croatia's Spiritus Movens, Macedonia's Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production and France's Alcatraz Films. It received 1,639,000 lei in support from the Romanian National Film Centre, 200,000 euro from

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, 91,500 euro from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and 84,000 euro from the Macedonian Film Fund. Filming took place in Bucharest from January to March 2015.

Reception

Critical reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 48 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Sieranevada'' targets a narrow viewing demographic, but hits its targets with intelligence, humor, and patient craft." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Awards

At the 2017

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, ''Sieranevada'' won the following: * Best Film * Best Director (Puiu) * Best Screenplay (Puiu) * Best Lead Actress (Dogaru) * Best Supporting Actress (Ciontea) * Best Editing (Letiția Ștefănescu, Ciprian Cimpoi)

References

External links

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Focus on ''Sieranevada''
at LUXprize.eu * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sieranevada 2016 films Films directed by Cristi Puiu Films shot in Bucharest Romanian comedy-drama films 2010s Romanian-language films