To kick off this 36th edition of the festival, which runs from 8 to 13 July, we invite you to join us on Tuesday 8 July at 9pm, in the exceptional setting of the Théâtre Silvain! Preview screening of Kontinental ‘25 in the presence of Radu Jude and Eszter Tompa. Free admission.

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

To kick off this 36th edition of the festival, which runs from 8 to 13 July, we invite you to join us on Tuesday 8 July at 9pm, in the exceptional setting of the Théâtre Silvain! Preview screening of Kontinental ‘25 in the presence of Radu Jude and Eszter Tompa. Free admission.

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

Film pentru prieteni, A Film for Friends

Radu Jude

Romania, 2011, Color, 58’

Considering his life a failure, a man records a video message for his loved ones. He then attempts to shoot himself in the head. But he fails. Gabriel Spahiu, a faithful actor, is alone in front of the camera in a gory, staggering one-hour sequence.

Technical sheet

  • Subtitles:
    English, French
  • Restrictions:
    Not recommended for under-12s
  • Script:
    Radu Jude
  • Photography:
    Andrei Butică
  • Editing:
    Cătălin Cristuțiu
  • Production:
    Radu Jude
  • Contact:
    Radu Jude

Filmography

  • Radu Jude

    • The Tube with a Hat, 2006
    • In the Morning, 2007
    • Alexandra, 2007
    • The Happiest Girl in the World, 2009
    • A Film for Friends, 2011
    • Everybody in Our Family, 2012
    • Shadow of a Cloud, 2013
    • It Can Pass through the Wall, 2014
    • Aferim!, 2015
    • Scarred Hearts, 2016
    • The Dead Nation, 2017
    • I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians, 2018
    • The Marshal’s Two Executions, 2018
    • Uppercase Print, 2020
    • The Exit of the Trains, 2020
    • Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, 2021
    • Caricaturana, 2021
    • Plastic Semiotic, 2021
    • The Potemkinists, 2022
    • Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, 2023
    • Eight Postcards from Utopia, 2024
    • Sleep #2, 2024
    • Kontinental '25, 2025