RADU JUDE

History thrown into the blender through archival footage and artistic reenactments of a work-within-the-work, in a striking confrontation with truth, and with historical and political responsibility. A turning point in the filmography of the great Radu Jude, a magnificent film that dares and probes. — A young artist plans to reenact a historical event from 1941, during which the Romanian authorities, through the Romanian Army, carried out an ethnic massacre on the Eastern Front. As those around her begin to understand exactly what she intends to stage, and that she plans to depict, with realism, the way her country treated Jewish people during World War II, she encounters immense resistance. — Best Film | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2018 Europa Cinemas Award | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2018

Absolutely current, absolutely modern and absolutely meta, this biting social satire by Romanian Radu Jude, which triumphed in Berlin and took home the Golden Bear, is the first great cinematic depiction of the Covid-19 era. — A couple films its own amateur porn tape, but when that leaks to the internet, its star tries to secure her position at the school where she works, while the fabric of society is being disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. — Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival | 2020 Official Selection | San Sebastián International Film Festival

The greatest chronicler of our time, sharper than ever. After "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" Radu Jude composes an uncategorized urban road movie satire of the age of the gig economy and social media, in a riveting film collage between absurdity and pure shock. — A story about cinema, social media and the economy, in two parts: Depressed and underpaid, Angela drives all over Bucharest to film casting for a corporate "workplace safety video" commissioned by a multinational company. When one of the interviewees reveals the company's responsibility for his accident, a scandal erupts - in front of a still, unmoving camera. — Special Jury Prize | Locarno Film Festival | 2023

True to his mission of portraying late capitalist Europe, Radu Jude proves once again that he is the ultimate contender for the title of the most unpredictable contemporary filmmaker and wins the 75th Berlinale's award for Best Screenplay. — Cluj, Transylvania. After being driven from his shelter in a house cellar, a homeless man commits suicide. Orsolya, the bailiff who carried out the eviction, is impelled to make various attempts to address her feelings of guilt. — Best Screenplay | Berlin Film Festival | 2025

The director-ultimate troll of our time, brazenly continues to parody past, present, and future in a delightful three-hour crescendo. An inventive, extravagantly exaggerated collage of references and narratives that defies classification, just as Count Dracula’s image is reflected in no mirror. — What happens when a young and curious director puts his creativity to the test with an AI of unlimited possibilities? An unexpected fusion of old and new stories around the primordial myth of Dracula: vampire hunts, zombie hordes, a striking Dracula, a sci-fi tale of the return of Vlad the Impaler, a tragic romance, a tasteless legend, and many more kitsch stories besides. — Junior Jury Award | Locarno Film Festival | 2025