CADOUL DE CRACIUN

Little Marius had dutifully followed the instructions of his parents when it came to his wish list: write your full name and address on it, take the letter to the main post office and don't forget to write down what Mum and Dad really want. But under the iron gaze of the government, his innocent honesty becomes a real danger.

The neo-Stalinist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu continues to be a painful blemish in the history of Romania. Bogdan Mureșanu is masterfully authentic in staging everyday life and its real panic as well as the paranoia of a nuclear family during the last days of a dictatorship. DJ