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Poppy Field (Câmp de maci)

Directed by Eugen Jebeleanu
Romania
2020
83 mins

Cristi, a young gendarme from Bucharest, keeps his homosexuality secret, as it is a stigma among military ranks. He is in a long-term relationship with Hadi, who lives in another city.

On the same day Hadi comes to visit him for a few days, Cristi is called in for an intervention at a movie theatre, where an ultra-nationalist, homophobic group has sabotaged the screening of a queer film.

When one of the protesters recognizes Cristi and threatens to disclose the secret about his sexuality, Cristi is faced with the danger of losing everything he has.

  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    Romania
  • Language
    Romanian
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Eugen Jebeleanu
  • Cast
    Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi
  • Writer
    Ioana Moraru
  • Cinematographer
    Marius Panduru
  • Editor
    Catalin Cristutiu
  • Genre
    Social Issues, LGBTQ+, Drama
  • Theme
    Social issues, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award

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