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Soldiers. Story from Ferentari
Ivana Mladenović
2017, romania, digital video, 119 min, romanian and roma with English subtitles
Soldiers. Story from Ferentari depicts a gay love story in Ferentari, a run-down neighbourhood in Bucharest largely inhabited by the Roma community. Adi, an introverted anthropologist, comes to live in the area to research Roma pop music, manele, to meet a local criminal Alberto. Based on a semi-autobiographical book by Adrian Schiop, who also plays the lead, and populated by non-professional actors, the film has a strong rooting in documentary approaches while pursuing a clear fictional storyline.