Best Intentions
Filmfest 2012
OT: DIN DRAGOSTE CU CELE MAI BUNE INTENTII
Romania 2011
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Romanian)
German Premiere
Director: Adrian Sitaru
Section: International Independents
When his mother suffers a stroke, Alex, a man in his mid-thirties, plunges into a phase of an-xiety that no one is able to cure. Though his mother’s situation quickly improves, Alex’s exhausting apprehension blinds him to reality. Refusing to listen to anyone who tries to help or reassure him, he is constantly on edge and throws tantrums at the hospital. As his paranoia intensifies, it becomes clear that Alex’s own sanity is a greater concern than his mother’s health . . . Sitaru’s insightful portrayal of an ordinary Romanian family transcends geographical boundaries and unearths universal behavior patterns in some of our most intimate relationships.
Özge Calafato, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Cast: Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab, Alina Grigore
Credits
Screenplay: Adrian Sitaru
Director of Photography: Adrian Silisteanu
Film Editor: Andrei Gorgan
Production Designer: Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
Costume Design: Malina Ionescu
Sound: Tamás Zányi
Producer: Ada Solomon
Production Company: Hi Film Productions
World Sales: Films Boutique GmbH
Director: Adrian Sitaru