Acasă
2020 | 86 min | Documentary
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.
Radu Ciorniciuc
DirectorRadu Ciorniciuc is a Romanian director known for his documentary filmmaking. He is recognized for his work on the film "Acasă, My Home" (2020), which follows a family living in the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta. The film received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Special Jury Award for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Ciorniciuc has established himself as a talented filmmaker with a unique storytelling approach.
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