Potemkiniștii, The Potemkinists

Radu Jude

Romania, 2022, Color, 18’

In 1905, rebel sailors from the battleship Potemkin were granted political asylum in Romania. In 2021, a sculptor is preparing a work inspired by this event. Opportunity takento unveil some of the secrets of the filmic monument directed by Eisenstein in 1925.

Retrospective

Radu Jude

Trained in post-communist/neo-capitalist Romania, Radu Jude, from his first feature has been directing unique works with his explosive and corrosive inventiveness. He is the guest at the 36th edition of the festival, with a retrospective of 17 films, including a wide selection of his essays and short films.

Technical sheet

  • Subtitles:
    English, French
  • Script:
    Radu Jude
  • Photography:
    Marius Panduru
  • Editing:
    Cătălin Cristuțiu
  • Sound:
    Marius Leftărache
  • Production:
    Ada Solomon (microFILM)
  • Contact:
    Ilinca Belciu (microFILM)

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