Astra Film

AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA

Documentary Specification
Biography / Biografie
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA

Australia
Claudiu Mitcu
Romania
2009
65 min.

Director: Claudiu Mitcu
Editor: Catalin F. Cristutiu
Photography: Toma Velio
Production Company: Carmen Harabagiu, Andrei Cretulescu, Aurelian Nica / HBO Romania
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CLAUDIU MITCU

Producer of commercials, video clips and TV shows.
Producător de spoturi publicitare, videoclipuri şi emisiuni TV.
Filmography / Filmografie
2007 - Nisipuri: The Village Called Sands

Synopsis / Sinopsis
How do seven young men, former street children in Romanian get to see the Pacific? On December 1st, 2008, a national team from Romania participates for the first time in the Homeless World Cup, in Melbourne, Australia. The film focuses on the members of the team, from selection to the end of the championship. The young men come from Timisoara and Arad, ran away from home and living now in derelict houses, or working and paying rent after having passed through orphanages or prisons. After being defeated by many teams, the young Romanians manage to beat the USA team. They are happy. They are all considering staying and never returning “home”. It is well here, nice weather and people are kind. “In case I never return, a kiss for you all”, cautiously says one of them. But after having photos taken of them on the beach with pretty girls next to them and the ocean behind, the seven return to Romanian to go on with their lives.
Cum ajung şapte tineri, foşti copii ai străzii din România, să vadă Oceanul Pacific? La 1 decembrie 2008, o echipă naţională a României participă pentru prima dată la campionatul mondial Homeless World Cup, din Melbourne, Australia. Filmul urmăreşte componenţii echipei, de la formarea lotului până după încheierea campionatului. Tinerii sunt din Timişoara şi Arad, copii fugiţi de acasă care acum locuiesc în case părăsite sau care au reuşit, după trecerea prin orfelinate sau puşcării, să se angajeze şi să locuiască cu chirie. După ce iau bătaie de la multe echipe, tinerii români reuşesc să învingă SUA. Sunt fericiţi. Pe toţi îi bate gândul să nu se mai întoarcă „acasă”. Aici e cald şi bine, oamenii sunt drăguţi. „În cazul în care rămân, v-am pupat pe toţi!”, spune precaut unul dintre ei. Dar, după ce se fotografiază pe plajă cu oceanul în spate şi cu fete frumoase alături, cei şapte se întorc în România şi-şi continuă vieţile.

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Programming / Programare
Saturday 31 - Hall A - 15h00 / Sambata 31 - Sala A - 15h00
Films in MADE IN ROMANIA Special Program
Filme in Programul Special MADE IN ROMANIA

ABOUT IULIAN MIHU, AS HE WAS - ABOUT US, THE WAY WE ARE, Laurenţiu Damian, Romania
ADELA & AGNETHA
, Geo Scripcariu, Romania
AUSTRALIA , Claudiu Mitcu, Romania
CARMEN MEETS BORAT , Mercedes Stalenhoef, Olanda
COPSA MICA, DUDU'S DARK TOWN , Remco Van Der Kruk & Wilco Leene, The Netherlands
A FANCY HOUSE , Martin Nudow & Thomas Beckmann, Germany
FAUST-THE PATH OF THE MOMENT , Laurenţiu Damian, Romania
HUMORESCA , Diana Deleanu, Romania
IN JANUARY,  PERHAPS
, Diogo Costa Amarante, Portugalia
THE LAST MISSION , Adelin Petrişor, Romania
THE POWER OF SUSPECTING - EGINALD SCHLATTNER AND THE SECURITATE-TRAUMA
, Walter Wehmeyer, Austria
ROMANIAN VOICES - SICILY - ROMANIA ROUND TRIP , Enrico Montalbano, Ilaria Sposito, Angela Giardina, Italy
WEDDINGS, MUSIC AND VIDEO TAPES ,  Tudor Giurgiu, Romania



 


 

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