Country: Belgium, Romania
Year: 2014
Duration: 88'
Georgiana lives with her six brothers and sisters in a social housing block in the outskirts of Bacau, Romania. When their mother migrates to Turin, Georgiana, despite being only fifteen years old, becomes responsible of taking care of her family until the following summer. Without warning and unprepared to take on such an important role, Georgiana has to extricate herself through the increasing responsibilities, and her feelings and needs as a teenager.
Biography
film director
Teodora Ana Mihai
(Romania), a Belgian-Romanian director, she made her documentary debut in 2014 with Waiting for August which won several awards and was nominated for a European Film Award. Her first fiction feature, La Civil (2021), which was developed at the Cannes Cinéfondation and co-produced by the Dardenne brothers and Cristian Mungiu, won the Prix de l’Audace in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Her second feature, Traffic, won the Warsaw Grand Prix and was Romania’s entry for the Oscars. Heysel 85 is her third fiction feature.
FILMOGRAFIA
Civil War Essay (doc., 2000), Waiting for August (doc., 2014), La Civil (2021), Traffic (2024), Heysel 85 (2026).
Declaration
film director
“Economic migrants are occasionally given a voice by the media, but the (young) ones who are left behind, we seldom or never hear. That’s why I wish to tell their story: the story behind the story. I was lucky to meet the Halmac kids and their eldest sister, Georgiana, whose role touched me in particular. It was a great privilege to be allowed in their world and after spending so much time together, we all became like family, which gave this film its intimacy and – I believe – also its strength.”
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Teodora Ana Mihai
fotografia/cinematography
Joachim Philippe
montaggio/film editing
Michèle Hubinon
musica/music
Karim Baggili
suono/sound
Frédéric Meert, Paul Heymans
interprete/cast
Georgiana Halmac
produttori/producers
Hanne Phlypo, Antoine Vermeesch
produzione/production
Clin d’œil films, A Private View
distribuzione/distribution
Clin d’œil films
Teodora Ana Mihai
fotografia/cinematography
Joachim Philippe
montaggio/film editing
Michèle Hubinon
musica/music
Karim Baggili
suono/sound
Frédéric Meert, Paul Heymans
interprete/cast
Georgiana Halmac
produttori/producers
Hanne Phlypo, Antoine Vermeesch
produzione/production
Clin d’œil films, A Private View
distribuzione/distribution
Clin d’œil films
contatti/contacts
