Aferim!

Aferim!

  • Director: Radu Jude
  • Writer: Radu Jude,Florin Lazarescu
  • Countries of origin: Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France
  • Language: Romanian, Turkish, Romany
  • Release date: January 22, 2016
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Bravo!
  • "Aferim!" is a 108-minute comedy film co-produced by Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and France. Directed by Radu Jude , directed by Theodor Cole classes , Alexandru dabigatran , Mihai Kemaluoyou , Tomah · Cruz due to other stars, on February 11, 2015 in Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
    The film tells the story of what happened to Gypsy slaves who were hired by slave owners in Wallachia in 1835 when they were hunting for a Gypsy slave who fled after a fornicating hostess   .

    Details

    • Release date January 22, 2016
    • Filming locations Macin Mountains, Tulcea County, Romania
    • Production companies HI Film Productions, Klas Film, Endorfilm

    Box office

    Budget

    €1,250,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $108,110

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $15,892

    Gross worldwide

    $350,110

    Movie reviews

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    • By Annette 2022-12-16 13:53:13

      Cheers!

      In 1835, Eastern Europe, two knights passed through the barren land of central Wallachia. They are the gendarmerie Constantin (Costandin) and his son. The two are hunting down a gypsy slave who fled from the master's house on suspicion of having an affair with the wife of the noble master's family. The calm Constantine cheered with inspiring aphorisms no matter what the situation was, while his son observed the world in a contemplative manner. In their fantasy adventure, they met people from...

    • By Clemens 2022-11-30 21:35:18

      Nuances of history

      The time for watching movies in the morning was dedicated to the Olympics. After the European Cup, this relay-breaking habit made people a little uncomfortable. I simply took a nap in the afternoon to watch this Romanian black and white movie.

      About history, we can almost all say the same. As long as we are not following the historian's style, there is a slight difference in self-cultivation and quality. In the torrent, the background of the big era is known as one or two when...

    • By Alana 2022-11-30 03:27:21

      "Live as you can, you can't live as you want."

      More than a hundred years ago, in Romania, in black and white, a policeman was hired to bring his son's assistant to hunt down a gypsy slave who had an affair with a noble wife. Each character is gradually understood in the process of narrating the story: from time to time there will always be golden sentences of the old lame policeman with a sick body to chase after him, desperately for the day when his son can succeed; Studying police skills is very interesting, but still can't resist the...

    • By Norberto 2022-10-20 16:54:02

      The sorrow of the revolution

      Although "Cheers" is a black-and-white film, it tells a short story from Eastern Europe in the mid-19th century, but it alludes to modern times, but uses more exaggerated techniques, but it is so realistic, so he exaggerated with realistic techniques Alluding to modern civilization. The content of the story is nothing. A policeman took his son to hunt down an escaped gypsy slave. This policeman was originally a revolutionary. He wanted to change the world. He despised the dignitaries and...

    • By Kayley 2022-10-06 15:29:07

      "Cheers": For the humble and kind people

      "Part of the narrative and dialogue in this film is based on Romanian historical materials and documents of famous authors in the 16th and 19th centuries." Thanks to director Radu Jude for putting the above subtitles at the end of the film instead of the beginning. Otherwise, I believe many viewers will see the subtitles. Suppose the film dialogue is difficult to understand, so I missed a wonderful film that won the Berlin Silver Bear Award.

      In fact, this film really relies heavily on...

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    • By Lucie 2023-09-27 06:08:44

      Thought there would be an unexpected ending, of course, the ending was unexpected, but not the unexpected one you wanted. "If you're a backdoor, I'll drown you!" "Look, how beautiful!" "Beautiful fart!" The rough father and gentle son's ordinary work schedule involves religion, class, Violence and criticism and a series of people, things and things that reveal social reality. ....

    • By Hannah 2023-09-14 02:52:56

      We can only live as much as we can, not as much as we...

    • By Ashleigh 2023-08-30 12:32:20

      The black and white shots are very delicate, and in the gentle and gentle line-drawing-style daily narrative atmosphere, the sudden violence and unconventionality pierce the sky like a midnight scream, which is sensational. The film's details and texture of that era are also in place. There are two scenes to prove it: the market is selling slaves and the tavern is looking for fun. The scheduling is excellent and the atmosphere is excellent. Even if you don't think about the ZZ expression, the...

    • By Christiana 2023-08-29 20:54:18

      Civilization is often a false proposition. And how to stick to the bottom line of their own principles under the backward and evil system? Difficult, hard to think about. At the end, I was very distressed and powerless. Black and white images will be more powerful, but will they be suspected of being...

    • By Sabrina 2023-08-20 23:43:29

      Just like the black and white version of Pasolini's late works, a very sophisticated western historical film without much historical background. The format of the film is relatively concise. It takes a large part of the empty panorama of the grassland, but relies on the dialogue to show the prejudice and class conflicts throughout Europe. The character exchanges are mostly carried out by shouting, until the violent castration scene reaches its climax at the end of the film. Finally the father...

    Movie plot

    In 1835, Eastern Europe, two knights passed through the barren land of central Wallachia . They are the gendarmerie Constantine and his son Ivonita. The two are pursuing Calvin, a gypsy slave who is suspected of having an affair with the wife of the noble master's family and fled from the master's house. The calm Constantine cheered with inspiring aphorisms no matter what the situation was, while his son observed the world in a...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The title "Aferim!" is "Bravo!" in Turkish. Wallachia (now Romania) was deeply influenced by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. People in the film will use this word when congratulating each other, and the director said that the title conveys an irony.
    Slavery existed in Wallachia for more than 500 years, until 1856. This film is the second Romanian film describing slavery. The previous one was the silent film "The Gypsy Girl in...
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    Evaluation action

    The film "Aferim!" makes a sharp and shocking criticism of the cruel oppression suffered by the Gypsies in history. This "Romanian Western" takes the audience through an almost forgotten time and zone, full of style and profound excavation. The film combines artistic expression with narrative, showing the cruelty and absurdity of Romanian slavery in the 19th century. The strong atmosphere and unique setting are the icing on the cake....
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    Movie quotes

    • Costandin: Woman shall be less castigated than men, as they are dimmer of wit and weaker before sin...

    • Costandin: Lifeless out of life, life out of lifeless.

    • The Priest: Each nation has its purpose. The Jews, to cheat, the Turks, to do harm, us Romanians to love and suffer like Christ. And each has their habits. Hebrews reads a lot, Greeks talks a lot, Turks has many wives, Arabs has many teeth, Germans smokes a lot, Hungarians eats a lot, Russians drinks a lot, English thinks a lot, French likes fashion a lot, Armenians are lazy, Circassians wears much lace, Italians lies a lot, Serbians cheats a lot, Gypsies get beaten! Gypsies must be slaves.