The Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv is proud to support the screening of award-winning Three Kilometers to the End of the World, directed by Emanuel Pârvu, at the 2024 edition of TLVFest which takes place at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, between October 31st and November 10th, 2024.
Awarded the Queer Palm Award at Cannes Festival, the Romanian movie constitutes a sharp and intelligent drama about family, corruption, courage and identity.
Three Kilometers to the End of the World, Romania, 2024
Director: Emanuel Pârvu
Script: Miruna Berescu and Emanuel Pârvu
Cast: Ciprian Chiujdea, Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu
Synopsis: 17 years old Adi, who is in love with a male student from Bucharest, comes to spend the summer in his small and traditional home village on the bank of the Danube river. After a violent attack one night, Adi’s world is turned upside down, when his parents seem to prefer their religion and monetary interests over him, and the villagers and the authorities justify his attackers. Three Kilometers to the End of the Worldis directed by Emanuel Pârvu, who is part of Romania’s New Wave, that is characterized by realistic, fascinating and well acted cinema.
Screenings: November 5th, 21:15 and November 9th, 14:30, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Tickets: https://www.tlvfest.com/en/fest_movie/three-kilometres/
The movie is also Romania's proposition to the 2025 Academy Awards.
Here is a list of the production's festivals & awards:
- Cannes Film Festival 2024 – Winner Queer Palm
- Jerusalem Film Festival 2024 – Best Director
- Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 – Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film & Cineuropa Award
- BFI London Film Festival 2024
- Chicago International Film Festival 2024
- Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy 2024
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2024
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024
- New Horizons Film Festival 2024
- Two Riversides Film and Art Festival 2024
- Transylvania International Film Festival 2024.
