Sieranevada
Sieranevada is a 2016 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Cristi Puiu and starring Mimi Brănescu. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Cast
- Mimi Brănescu – Lary
- Judith State – Sandra
- Bogdan Dumitrache – Relu
- Dana Dogaru – Nușa
- Sorin Medeleni – Toni
- Ana Ciontea – Ofelia
- Rolando Matsangos – Gabi
Production
The film was produced through Mandragora SRL in collaboration with Studioul de Creație Cinematografică Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2006 d.o.o., Croatia's Spiritus Movens, Macedonia's Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production and France's Alcatraz Films. It received 1,639,000 RON in support from the Romanian National Film Centre, 200,000 Euro from Eurimages, 91,500 EUR from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and 84,000 EUR from the Macedonian Film Fund.Filming took place in Bucharest from January to March 2015.