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Endgames

2008 / 32 minutes

Directed by: Ilinca Calugareanu

Anthropologist

Country of production: United Kingdom

Series: Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film

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The film follows a day in the life of Cluj-Napoca, a city in Transylvania, focusing on the way the lives of the three main characters – Valer, an 85 year old retired colonel, Daria, an 89 year old retired Russian language teacher and Inocentiu, a 67 year old retired driver and ardent chess player – intertwine as the day evolves from sunrise to sunset. ‘Endgames’ is an exploration of memory, the experience of time and of old age, in the post- communist context of Romania.

Language and subtitles: Romanian with English Subtitles

Region: South-East Europe

Country: Romania

Keywords: Post-communism Elderly people Memory

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