A HIGHER LAW
Balaur
Romania, Germany, Serbia
Production company: deFilm
World premiere: Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2021 – Balkan Survey
Synopsis
Participants
Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own control in the process. As Ecaterina faces a genuine crisis of faith, Iuliu’s infatuation turns increasingly dangerous when he takes his sins to the priest, her husband.
CREDITS
Director: Octav Chelaru
Writer: Octav Chelaru
Editor: Dragoș Apetri
Producer: Radu Stancu
Co-producers: Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Maja Popovic, Vladimir Vasiljevic
Cast: Mălina Manovici, Sergiu Smerea, Alexandru Papadopol, Voicu Dumitraș, Richard Bovnoczki, Ana Maria Moldovan, Oana Ștefănescu, Marian Râlea
Length: 125 min