The biggest gold deposit in Europe is located underneath Roia Montan, Romania. The ancient Romans dug shafts with hammers and chisels, later gunpowder and dynamite were used to mine the precious metal. But when the possibilities of traditional mining methods seem exhausted in the early 2000s, a Canadian company enters the scene, planning to pulverise the whole village and the...
How to stop the rain, whether god exists: these are among the profound questions that occupy the minds of Alexandru and Ocsy, two schizophrenic patients in the Calugareni Neuropsychiatric Centre in Romania. Throughout the film, the two friends discuss such scientific and philosophical matters as we observe them and their fellow patients going about their strange daily routines,...
The Romanian Orthodox Church is considering canonizing the monk Arsenie Boca, who lived from 1910 to 1989. But who was he, and why is his popularity on the rise Alexandru Solomon is fascinated by this monk-theologian-artist, and organizes a pilgrimage especially for his film. He selects people who are accustomed to being in front of a camera—most of them are film extras regist...