The European Union Film Festival is screening “Happy Funerals / Funeralii fericite” (Romania 2013), a film by the Romanian director Horațiu Mălăele, starring Horaţiu Mălăele, Crina Semciuc, Igor Caras-Romanov, and Sandu Mihai Gruia.
Happy Funerals / Funeralii fericite (Romania, 2013)
Monday, November 18, 2013 at 8:30 pm
The Royal Cinema
608 College Street, Toronto
Synopsis
In an industrial neighborhood, three friends drink away their cares. Lionel is an engineer who left his country a long ago, but returned because of the economic crisis. Kiril is a bootlegger and Volodea, a plumber. When police raid the pub, the three leave and discover a Gypsy camp where they dare to have their future told. They laugh when an old Gypsy tells them their exact time of death. On the fateful day, the stakes could not be higher; will the Grim Reaper be as merciless as foreseen?
Awards and Festivals
- Sibiu International Film Festival 2013
Film Info
Tickets
- FREE general admission (first come, first serve basis)
- $10 advance reservations at https://www.uniiverse.com/listings/euff-2013-happy-funerals-toronto-J8GXG
- All films 18 and over, subtitled in English unless noted
- Admission and Seating is guaranteed until 15 minutes before the screening. Latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of the Theatre manager.
Trailer
Contact
- General information at info@eutorontofilmfest.ca or 416-964-0066 ext. 0 (Consulate of Finland)
- Executive Director – Jérémie Abessira at jabessira@eutorontofilmfest.ca or 647-895-1196
- Press – Ingrid Hamilton at ingrid@gat.ca or 416-731-3034
- Press – Daniela Ponce at daniela@gat.ca or 647-239-3034
Organizer
The European Union Film Festival is a unique cultural collaboration of EU Consulates and Cultural Institutes in Toronto. Celebrating cinematic excellence with national and international award-winning Films, the Festival will be held exclusively at The Royal Cinema from November 14 – 27, 2013.
Now in its 9th year, the official European Union Film Festival (EUFF) strives to reflect the excellence, innovation, and diversity of European cinema in Toronto, the world’s most multicultural city. Founded in 2004 as a salve to Hollywood monotony, this free festival showcases 28 contemporary films drawn from each of the EU’s member countries. EUFF is a unique festival and the only one in the world to bring together disparate EU Consulates and local cultural institutes for collaboration.
Participating EU Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
