{mosimage}Somewhere in Palilula is a provocative and expensive project, a marked contrast to the minimalist approach of the recent Romanian films. The film is a dark comedy about life under communism, with graphics and visual effects. The main set was a deserted factory area of 10,000 square meters, where a hospital set was built, as well as a cemetery, an orchard and a lake.
The budget is 1.6 million euro, with 25% from the National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro). Purcărete's film and four other projects produced by Libra Film (www.librafilm.net) received MEDIA Programme development funding of 136,200 euro in 2009. Somewhere in Palilula also won the Balkan Fund Award at Thessaloniki IFF in 2005. Medienboard supported the script development of the project
The film is produced by Tudor Giurgiu and Libra Film. Shooting began October 14, 2009. Tudor Giurgiu told FNE that editing is taking place in Romania; the location of sound editing is still to be set.
Initially the producer told FNE that he might premiere the film at Venice Film Festival, but now he says that the film will not be finished before March 2011.
Production Information:
Libra Film
52 Popa Soare street, Et. 1, Ap. 4
Sector 2 Bucureşti, România
Phone/Fax:+40. 21.32.66.480
+40. 21.32.60.268
www.librafilm.net
Credits
Director: Silviu Purcărete
Script: Silviu Purcărete
DOP: Adrian Silişteanu
Art directors: Helmut Stürmer
Dragoş Buhagiar
Music: Vasile Şirli
Costumes: Lia Manţoc
Cast: Dimeny Aron
Răzvan Vasilescu
George Mihăiţă
Ilie Gheorghe
Ofelia Popii
Ioana Crăciunescu
Marius Manole
Constantin Chiriac
