Matilda takes a one-day release from jail to attend her mother’s funeral, with no intention of returning. The clock is ticking as Matilda tries one last time to get help from her family and is forced to confront her troubled past.
Acting
Ana Ularu's face does 90% of the storytelling
Direction
Apetri's tight frames make Romania feel inescapable
Cinematography
Natural light that somehow looks like a threat
Director
Bogdan George Apetri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ana Ularu was Apetri's student at film school; he wrote Matilda specifically for her after watching her in class.
Part of the Romanian New Wave's obsession with real-time suffering—less plot, more purgatory. Compare to 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
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