Two brothers trapped in a shelter where the real prison is Romania itself.
Direction
Becheanu's intimate handheld camera never lets you look away.
Production
The shelter location feels authentically suffocating.
Acting
Raw, unpolished performances from non-professionals.
Director
Costin Becheanu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Costin Becheanu also plays Brother, shooting in his actual hometown shelter with real residents as background.
Romanian New Wave cinema often explores post-communist trauma through deadpan realism; Punks continues this tradition with even less budget and more personal stakes.
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