FEATURE FILM
in post-production
© deFilm 2025
Synopsis
In the final days of Ceaușescu’s Romania, a ten-year-old girl becomes the last witness to her sister’s mysterious disappearance — and must find the courage to grow up in a collapsing world.
Project details
- Production country: Romania | France | Denmark | Greece | Bulgaria
- Produced by deFilm in co-production with Remora Films | Strom Pictures | StudioBauhaus | Screening Emotions
- With the support of: ROMANIAN FILM CENTER | ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT – OFIC THE OFFICE FOR FILM AND CULTURAL INVESTMENTS | CNC CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE, INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, ‘AIDE AU CINEMAS DU MONDE | DANISH FILM INSTITUTE | BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER | GREEK FILM CENTRE, NATIONAL RECOVERY & RESILIENCE PLAN – GREECE 2.0 | MEDIA INVESTMENT COMMUNICATION | CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA | TORINO FILM LAB PRODUCTION AWARD | TORINO GREEN FILMING AWARD | CINEMA CITY
- With the participation of: ARTE KINO | ERT HELLENIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION | TVR | AVANPOST MEDIA | RADIO ROMANIA
- Running time: 105 min
- Genre: Coming of age, Mystery, Fantasy
- Original language: Romanian
- To be released in: 2025
Credits
- Writer & director: MIHAI MINCAN
- Producer: RADU STANCU | IOANA LASCĂR
WORKSHOPS
- Torino Film Lab | Feature Lab 2023
- ApostLab Mentorship Program 2023-2024
- Baltic Event Co-Production Market, Industry@Tallinn of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2020
AWARDS
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TFL Production Award
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Green Filming Award
Mihai Mincan’s acclaimed feature debut TO THE NORTH premiered in Venice Biennale – Orizzonti, and Thessaloniki in 2022.
© deFilm 2025