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Release Year2012
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes11
DirectorLucian Georgescu
WritersLucian Georgescu, Barry Gifford
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Phantom Father
About The Phantom Father
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
Directed by Lucian Georgescu, The Phantom Father leans on a strong ensemble — Marcel Iureș, Barry Gifford, Mihaela Sîrbu — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2012.
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