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 Entertainment | March 2007 
"Bucharest" Wins at Mexico Film Fest
 John Hecht - Reuters
| The whole country watched live on television as angry crowds forced Romanian dictator Ceausescu to flee Bucharest by helicopter.
In a quiet town east of the capital, sixteen years since this historic day, the owner of the local TV station invites two guests to share their moments of revolutionary glory. One is an old retiree and sometime Santa Claus, the other a history teacher who has just devoted his entire salary to his drinking debts.
Together they will remember the day when they stormed their town hall calling “down with Ceausescu”.
But phone-in viewers dispute the claims of the heroes, who may have been boozing in the bar or making Christmas preparations rather than rebelling in the streets. |
The Romanian comedy "12:08 East of Bucharest" and the homegrown documentary "Born Without" took top honors at the fourth edition of the Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, one of the country's top movie showcases.
"Bucharest," the first work of director Corneliu Porumboiu, unfolds 16 years after Romania freed itself from communist rule. It grabbed best picture Saturday during the closing ceremony.
Best documentary went to Mexico's "Born Without," which follows the life of a man born without arms who plays the harmonica to support his six children. Director Eva Norvind, born in Norway, died one year before the film was released.
"Turtle Family," the feature debut of Mexican director Ruben Imaz, picked up the Audience Award and the prize for best first work. The story centers on a day in the lives of an unemployed father, an uncle and two teens coping with various family issues on the anniversary of their mother's death.
Hungarian filmmaker Gyorgi Palfi and Portugal's Hugo Vieira da Silva split honors for best director for "Taxidermia" and "Body Rice," respectively. |
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