''Child's Pose'' () is a 2013 Romanian

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directed by Călin Peter Netzer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the

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. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

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. Luminița Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the

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2013. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Cast

* Luminița Gheorghiu as Cornelia Keneres, Mother *

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as Dinu Laurențiu *

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as Domnul Făgărășanu * Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son * Ilinca Goia as Carmen * Natașa Raab as Olga Cerchez *

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as Father * Mimi Brănescu as Policeman

Reception

Critical reception

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, the film has a 92% approval rating based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, ''Childs Pose'' is rewarding." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 23 critics.

Controversy

The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due to its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture,

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the ruling of the film board was overruled.

Awards

*2013:

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*2013: Telia Film Award,

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Childs Pose 2013 films 2013 drama films Romanian drama films 2010s Romanian-language films Golden Bear winners Films directed by Călin Peter Netzer Films set in Bucharest