Festival 2009Copsa Mica

COPSA MICĂ, DUDU'S DARK TOWN ORAŞUL NEGRU
Documentary Specification	Biography / Biografie
View Trailer COPSA MICĂ, DUDU'S DARK TOWN ORAŞUL NEGRU Copsa Mica, Dudu's dark town Remco Van Der Kruk & Wilco Leene The Netherlands 2008 45 min. Director: Remco Van Der Kruk & Wilco Leene Editor: Andre Bijma Production Company: Duurt Holman / Tuvalu Media World Distribution & Sales: Tuvalu Media Address: Duurt Holman / Tuvalu Media, Mediapark Mediacentrum, Sumatralaan 45, 1217 GP Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel. / Fax: 00310356774007 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.tuvalu.nl	REMCO VAN DER KRUK Academy of Journalism. Studii la Academia de Jurnalism. WILCOM LEENE Academy of Journalism. Studii la Academia de Jurnalism.
	Filmography / Filmografie
	2002 - Farewell to Dictatorship 2000 - Timisoara, City of Heroes

Synopsis / Sinopsis

Copsa Mica is known for decades as the most polluted town in the European Union. The ideal location for heavy industry during Ceausescu’s time, Copsa Mica is still bearing the traces of unhealed wounds. The film focuses on the main characters in 2003 and in 2007, before and after the EU accession, before and after the local elections. The main character, Daniel “Dudu” Tudor Mihalache is getting ready to run for mayor. People like him for his honesty: gone are the times when everybody expected something from the state, now we have to do things ourselves. Of thrifty nature, he manages a shop and a restaurant and builds his own house. We find him in 2007, in the mayor’s seat, and his house finished. The town enlivens: buildings are renovated, there’s a safeguard station and even a beer festival. The main problem is still the industrial plants. “Mayors are helpless in front of private plants on long-term contracts with everyone in Europe.” “Dudu” looks towards 2012 and plans away...

Copşa Mică a purtat timp de decenii renumele de cel mai poluat oraş din Uniunea Europeană. Ideal în timpul lui Ceauşescu ca locaţie pentru industria grea, Copşa Mică poartă şi acum urmele rănilor greu de vindecat. Filmul urmăreşte aceleaşi personaje în 2003 şi în 2007, înainte şi după intrarea în UE, înainte şi după alegerile locale. Personajul principal, Daniel „Dudu” Tudor Mihalache, se pregăteşte să candideze la primărie. Cucereşte oamenii prin sinceritate: s-au dus vremurile când toată lumea aştepta ceva de la stat, acum trebuie să facem singuri. Om gospodar, conduce un magazin şi un restaurant şi îşi construieşte o casă. Îl regăsim în 2007, instalat în biroul de primar şi cu casa finisată. Oraşul a început să se revigoreze: blocuri reabilitate, staţie de salvare şi chiar şi un festival al berii. Marea problemă rămân fabricile. „Primarii sunt neputincioşi faţă de fabricile private care au contracte lungi în întreaga Europă”. „Dudu” priveşte spre 2012 şi face planuri...

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009

Programming / Programare
Tuesday 27 - Hall B - 20h00 / Marti 27 - Sala B - 20h00

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

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

film screenings

AFF09 Film Program (.pdf)

Mo.26 | Tu.27 | We.28 | Th.29

Fr.30 | Sa.31 | Su.01

events

Mo.26 - Su.01

FILM ARCHIVE

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