The Phantom Father
Genres
Overview
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2012-03-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Romanian
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.2
Marcel Iureș
Robert Traum
Barry Gifford
Jack
Mihaela Sîrbu
Tania
Valer Delakeza
Sami
Mihai Constantin
Mayor Codrescu
Mimi Brănescu
Alex
Victor Rebengiuc
Uncle Petre
Mariana Mihuț
Aunt Florica
Iosif Pastina
small Robert
Nicodim Ungureanu
Hotel Receptionist
Vitalie Bantas
Vitali
Marcel Cobzariu
Vladimir
Mirela Oprișor
Woman from Italy
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