Released in 2022
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Directed by
Alina Grigore
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Written by
Alina Grigore
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Production
Robi Urs / Inlight Center
Atelier de Film (Gabi Suciu)
Blue Moon
Alina Grigore
“Blue Moon” by Alina Grigore (Romania) was released on Romanian screens in March 2022, after winning the Golden Shell in San Sebastian six months earlier. Alina Grigore participated in LIM | Less is More in 2018 for the development of this feature film.
Synposis
The film follows the psychological journey of a young woman to her dehumanizing process. Irina struggles to achieve higher education and escape the violence of her dysfunctional family. An ambiguous sexual experience with an artist will spur her intention to fight the violence in her family…
Prizes
- Coquille d’Or / Festival de San Sebastian
- Gradam Spiorad na Féile – The Spirit of the Festival Award / Cork International Film Festival 2021
- Best Debut / Romanian Days Competition, TIFF 2022
Intentions
Torn between the two, I have always been obsessed with the difference between the two prejudices. On one hand we have the uneducated, those who know only physical work and the school of life who see the “educated city-nerds” as unpractical dreamers. On the other hand, we have the educated who brand the uneducated as “stupid” and regard them as brainless sheep, accusing them of violence. It would appear that this conflict has recently become a global phenomenon. “Blue Moon” is about the scars an adult is left with as a result of wars of opinions waged during childhood between the violent uneducated and the allegedly non-aggressive, better educated. Growing up in such a family, I concluded there was violence on both sides, it just took different shapes and forms. It wasn’t always about physical damage, it could also be about subtle psychological casualties.
“Blue Moon” gives credit to both sides raising the question: how far does one go to defend ones principles?
