In an impoverished village in the Danube Delta, 11-year-old Mara, in crisis, navigates narrow canals in an old boat, confronting her first period. With her grandfather ashamed to provide sex education, Mara seeks answers from friends in a secret world, communicating in a code known only to them.
Tangaj Production
Haute Film
Tangaj Collective
n/a
Lara Comănescu
Aris Negoiță
Maia Axinte
Bianca Maria Purice
Nelu Serghei
Writer | Simona Deaconescu, Cristian Pascariu
Director | Simona Deaconescu, Paul Negoescu
Producer | Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
Executive Producer | Ana Voicu
Director of Photography | Ana Drăghici
Editor | Roxana Szel
Sound | Sebastian Zsemlye
Production Designer | Alexandra Alma Ungureanu
Costume Designer | Alexandra Alma Ungureanu
Romanian Film Centre
Cineplexx Romania
The National Center for Dance Bucharest
La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne 2019
Brussels Co-production Forum 2021
Running Time 17 min
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Sound 5.1
Color
Screening Format DCP 2K