Otto the Barbarian
| Movie | |
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| German title | Otto the Barbarian |
| Original title | Otto Barbarul |
| Country of production | Romania , Belgium |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ruxandra Ghițescu |
| script | Ruxandra Ghițescu |
| production | Iuliana Tarnovetchi |
| camera | Ana Drăghici |
| cut | Dana Lucreţia Bunescu |
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Otto the Barbarian (original title Otto Barbarul ) is a film drama by Ruxandra Ghițescu , which premiered in mid-August 2020 at the Sarajevo Film Festival , where the Belgian-Romanian co-production is nominated for the Heart of Sarajevo.
action
The 17 year old Otto lives on the outskirts of Bucharest and wears a flashy mohawk . When his girlfriend Laura dies, the young punk not only has to deal with her loss, the incident is also investigated. The social worker Costin tries to find a way to get through to the youth.
production
With the film, Ruxandra Ghițescu makes her directorial debut in a feature film. She developed the script in 2016 as part of Berlinale Talents . While looking for suitable stories, the filmmaker came across those of a young punk. She had found the interview with Otto, whose real name is Octavian Albu, in a magazine a few years earlier, met him and wanted to know more about the punk movement. Albu was also present during the filming. After completing his philosophy degree, Albu studied audio engineering at the National University of Theater and Film Arts .
Marc Titieni or Marc Simion Titieni, the son of actors Adrian Titieni and Adriana Irimescu , took over the title role from Otto. The shooting took place in spring 2019, for example in the Colegiului Național “Sfântul Sava” in Bucharest. Ana Drăghici acted as camerawoman .
The film was shown for the first time at the Sarajevo Film Festival in mid-August 2020 . The online edition took place via the in-house festival VoD platform.
Awards
- Nomination for Best Film for the Heart of Sarajevo
- Nomination for the Audentia Award
Festival Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2019
- Award in the Works in Progress Section
Web links
- Marc Titieni on his role in Otto Barbarul on YouTube (video)
- Sebastian Ispas: 2, 3, şiiieee! (Interview with Octavian Albu, Decât o Revistă, February 12, 2011, Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Iulia Blaga: Alien Film Develops Otto the Barbarian. In: filmneweurope.com, February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Otto the Barbarian. In: polar-bear.tv. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ http://aarc.ro/en/filme/distributie/13917
- ^ Otto the Barbarian / Otto Barbarul. In: alienfilmsentertainment.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ Ruxandra Ghiţescu. In: wordpress.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ Ştefan Dobroiu: Ruxandra Ghiţescu in development with her first feature, 'Otto the Barbarian'. In: cineuropa.org, March 30, 2017.
- ↑ Otto The Barbarian / Otto Barbarul Script Station 2016. In: berlinale-talents.de. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.berlinale-talents.de/documents/000/000/210/bt-mag-einzeln-mittel.pdf
- ↑ a b c Dana Medar: "Otto Barbarul", de Ruxandra Ghițescu. Punk is not dead. In: aarc.ro. Accessed August 4, 2020 (Romanian)
- ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/otto-the-barbarian-sarajevo-review/5152139.article
- ^ The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival Announces Competition Programs. In: filmneweurope.com, July 24, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.sff.ba/en/news/11313/26th-sarajevo-film-festival-49-films-to-compete-for-heart-of-sarajevo-awards
- ↑ http://www.sarajevotimes.com/films-competing-for-audentia-award-for-the-best-director/
- ↑ https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/119053-festivals-home-and-otto-the-barbarian-win-wip-awards-at-10th-les-films-de-cannes -a-bucarest