Original Title: Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier
Language: Romanian
Writer: Florin Serban, Catalin Mitulescu
Main Cast: George Pistereanu, Ada CondeescuGeorge Pistereanu will attend the festival.
George Pistereanu gives a stunning performance in Florin Serban’s brilliant and minutely observed study of an incarcerated youth fighting a losing battle with his desperation. As the final days of his prison term tick down, teenage Silviu receives the news that his deadbeat mother is back in town and wants to spirit his little brother away to Italy. Still trapped behind bars, Silviu frantically grasps at any straws within reach…
If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle Dir. Florin Serban
- Romania/Sweden/Germany
- 94 mins
- 2010
- Drama
- Colour
14:30 Sat 24 Nov 2012 Set Theatre €10/€9 Buy Now
13:00 Sun 25 Nov 2012 Cleere’s €8/€7 Buy Now
The Bottom Line:
The most feted Romanian film of 2010 is Florin Serban’s powerful first feature; how does a young man protect his family, retain his self-belief in a prison which seems to mock his decency and worth? An explosive performance from George Pistereanu.
