Apele Tac

Apele Tac / Silent River

Anca Miruna Lazarescu / Germany, Romania / 2011 / 31´ / 35 mm

^{Rumania in 1986. Two men decide to escape. They swim across the Danube. On the other side}

^{of the river is Yugoslavia. And beyond it, the West. This is not their first attempt to flee –}

^{but this time, they must succeed. They can’t go on living like this. Everything is prepared}

^{for their escape. The men are nervous, on edge. Tomorrow’s the day. Then one of them says}

^{he wants to take a third person along. ‘No way’, says the other. ‘Three is one too many. I help you and you help me.’}

^{Neither can go alone. Each needs the other and each must make a decision. And so it all begins.}

^Awards:

^{- Ploiesti International Short Film Festival (Romania): Best Film & Best Male Actor}

^{- Curocircuito in Santiago de Compostela (Spain): Premio RTP - Onda Curta}

^{- Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium): Grand Prix}

^{- International Short Film Festival Villach/Udine (Italy): Audience Award}

^{- Timishort Film Festival (Romania): Audience Award & Special Mention}

^{- next Film Festival (Romania): Romanian Audience Award & Best Romanian Film Award}

^{... and many more}