Aferim! Film, from the Turkish meaning Bravo! --Romania. Topic: a fictional constable and his teenager son hunt for an escaped Roma slave, set in the 19th Century in Wallachia by Radu Jude 2015. The expression is used for mutual congratulations among the hunters as the hunt progresses. Although not based on actual persons, the plot draws on historical record.
Award so far: something called The Silver Bear, best director award, Berlin Film Festival, February 2015. It is in the running as Romania's entry, best foreign-language film, the Oscars. The former executive director of Romani Criss, that I understand is the "leading Roma rights organization" (most of the sites are not in English, so a search, so where is it located? recommends it for raising awareness. See New York Times, review 9/9/2015, Arts, at C1. She is Margareta Matache.
Aferim! is not in our area film houses, and not in the library, but I found it online (free! so it says - is that a scam?) at http://www.fulltv.tv/movies/aferim-2015.html
Matache notes the 500 years of slavery in Romania, abolished in 1856, but it remains under rugs, no memorials, not mentioned apparently in history books, places like museums, and there are no memorials. Mr. Jude expressed two goals for the film: increase awareness, and highlight "second-class treatment of Roma today." NYT.
Earlier films: 1923, Gypsy Girl in the Bedroom, lost except for some isolated stills. Other directors: Cristian Mungiu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and Beyond the Hills
Award so far: something called The Silver Bear, best director award, Berlin Film Festival, February 2015. It is in the running as Romania's entry, best foreign-language film, the Oscars. The former executive director of Romani Criss, that I understand is the "leading Roma rights organization" (most of the sites are not in English, so a search, so where is it located? recommends it for raising awareness. See New York Times, review 9/9/2015, Arts, at C1. She is Margareta Matache.
Aferim! is not in our area film houses, and not in the library, but I found it online (free! so it says - is that a scam?) at http://www.fulltv.tv/movies/aferim-2015.html
Matache notes the 500 years of slavery in Romania, abolished in 1856, but it remains under rugs, no memorials, not mentioned apparently in history books, places like museums, and there are no memorials. Mr. Jude expressed two goals for the film: increase awareness, and highlight "second-class treatment of Roma today." NYT.
Earlier films: 1923, Gypsy Girl in the Bedroom, lost except for some isolated stills. Other directors: Cristian Mungiu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and Beyond the Hills
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