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Aferim! (2015)

 |  Adventure, Comedy, Drama  |  2016 (USA)
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Set in early 19th century Wallachia, when a local policeman, Costandin, is hired by Iordache, a boyar (local noble), to find Carfin, a Gypsy slave who had run away from the boyar's estate ... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
Teodor Corban ...
Costandin
Mihai Comanoiu ...
Ionita
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Carfin Pandolean
Alexandru Dabija ...
Iordache Cîndescu
Victor Rebengiuc
Alberto Dinache
Alexandru Bindea
Mihaela Sirbu
Adina Cristescu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mihaela Drãgan ...
Carfin's Wife
Puiu Mircea Lascus ...
Hangiul
Daniel Visan ...
Caldasin
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Set in early 19th century Wallachia, when a local policeman, Costandin, is hired by Iordache, a boyar (local noble), to find Carfin, a Gypsy slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife, Sultana. Costandin sets out to find the fugitive, beginning a journey full of adventures. Gypsy slavery lasted from the 14th century up until the middle of the 19th century, a situation which is very little known and almost nonexistent in the public debate today, although its impact continues to influence Romania's social life.

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The official submission of Romania to the Best Foreign Language Film for the 88th Academy Awards 2016. See more »

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The Priest: Each nation has its purpose. The Jews, to cheat, the Turks, to do harm, us Romanians to love and suffer like Christ. And each has their habits. Hebrews reads a lot, Greeks talks a lot, Turks has many wives, Arabs has many teeth, Germans smokes a lot, Hungarians eats a lot, Russians drinks a lot, English thinks a lot, French likes fashion a lot, Armenians are lazy, Circassians wears much lace, Italians lies a lot, Serbians cheats a lot, Gypsies get beaten! Gypsies must be slaves.
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Lost in translation
17 March 2015 | by (Romania) – See all my reviews

I think it's almost impossible for someone who is not a Romanian speaker to really get most of the dialog in this movie. There are a lot of archaic words and expressions from funny to sad or contemplative that are for sure lost in translation. I am a Romanian, born and raised in this country, and I didn't understand 30-35 % of the words. I have to see it again with subtitles on to fully appreciate the mesmerizing Wallachian dialect. It's a great movie nonetheless, with beautiful cinematography and solid performances from the actors, so I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to see how life was 200 years ago in Romania.


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