Info
Director: Bogdan Alecsandru
Section: Program 5
Country: Romania
OT: Antrenamentul de noapte
Language: Romanian
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Andrei Giurgea, Tiberius Zavelea, Gabriel Spahiu, Marc Titieni
18+ (no age rating)
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Logline
THE NIGHT PRACTICE
The new goalkeeper on a youth soccer team faces bullying and hostility from nearly all of his teammates. Only one of the boys, Robert, is nice to him, and they become friends. As the two grow closer, however, unassuming Robert turns out to be guarding a bloody secret.
- Duration: 16 min.
Meet the director
Bogdan Alecsandru
Bogdan Alecsandru, born in 1998, is a filmmaker from Bucharest who explores the intersection of anxiety and intimacy in fiction. After earning a bachelor’s degree in film and television directing from UNATC “I. L. Caragiale”, he began working toward a master’s degree in film directing. His previous short films have been screened at such festivals as In the Palace ISFF, Ale Kino IFF, and Anonimul IFF.
Credits
Screenplay: Bogdan Alecsandru
Director of Photography: Alin Ciuchi
Film Editor: Cristina Popa
Composer: Mihai Ghiţă
Costume Design: Maria Mihalache
Producer: Ligia Prodan
Production Company: Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică "I.L. Caragiale" (UNATC)