Ryna

Switzerland, Romania, 2005

The poor father of 16 year old Ryna is responsible for a petrol station, which also functions as a garage when needed, in a small Romanian village. He raises her as a boy since her childhood, as he cannot let go of his yearning for a boy and needs working hands in the garage. Poverty, social depression and exploitation relations between East and West are the background for Ruxandra Zenide's film, which deals with tangled family relations, the longing of a daughter for contact with her mother and a tyrant father who gradually loses grip. Ryna's growing up story is filled with pain, as she tries to discover herself emotionally and sexually. She is trapped between traditional values and unrealistic dreams, and needs to pay a high price in order to preserve her identity.

The screening will be attended by the director

Fiction  | 35 mm  |  93   Minutes  |  Color  |  Romanian and French, Hebrew subtitles  |  Official Site

Director: Ruxandra Zenide
Screenplay: Marek Epstein, Ruxandra Zenide
Cast: Dorotheea Petre, Matthieu Rozé
Cinematography: Marius Panduru
Editing: Jean-Paul Cardinaux, Ioachim Stroe
Production: Eric Garoyan, Catalin Mitulescu, Xavier Ruiz
Festivals: Karlo Vivary, Sarajevo, Montréal
Source: Elefant films, Switzerland

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