Directed by:
Silviu PurcăreteCinematography:
Adrian SilișteanuComposer:
Vasilé SirliCast:
Constantin Chiriac, Silviu Purcărete, Paul Chiributa, Alexandru Georgescu, Constantin Ghenescu, Romanita Ionescu, Iulia Lazar, Horatiu Malaele, Áron Dimény (more)Plots(1)
A young pediatrician named Serafim arrives in Palilula, a small town somewhere off the map, where he is to start his first job after graduating from medical school. But he soon realizes that his dream of practising medicine in this town, a place where time has stopped, will not be fulfilled – and not merely because it’s been ages since a child was born there. Thus the maternity ward is used as a spa, a public house, an insane asylum, and various other things. In addition, the local doctors together with the larger-than-life inhabitants (slaves to the bottle one and all) organize endless lavish revels, never worrying themselves too much about work. Set in 1960s Romania, this original, artistically stylized movie is a successful allegory of the collapse of the communist regime. In his late film debut, renowned theater director Silviu Purcărete invites viewers into a world full of bizarre characters, surreal spectacles, and Kafkaesque situations. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Constantin Chiriac
Best movies:
The Moromete Family (1987)
The Cruise (1981)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Silviu Purcărete
Best movies:
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Paul Chiributa
Best movies:
The Conjugal Bed (1993)
#dogpoopgirl (2021)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Alexandru Georgescu
Romania
Best movies:
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
Train of Life (1998)
The Paper Will Be Blue (2006)
Constantin Ghenescu
Best movies:
Train of Life (1998)
Ryna (2005)
Weekend with My Mother (2009)
Romanita Ionescu
Best movies:
Bless You, Prison (2002)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
BloodRayne (2005)
Iulia Lazar
Best movies:
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Bless You, Prison (2002)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Horatiu Malaele
Romania
Best movies:
Amen. (2002)
Maria (2003)
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time (2018)
Áron Dimény
Romania
Best movies:
Without Air (2023)
Fateless (2005)
The Exam (2011)
George Mihaita
Romania
Best movies:
The Reenactment (1968)
Silent Wedding (2008)
Reach for the Sky (1990)
Adriana Schiopu
Romania
Best movies:
The Contest (1982)
The Cruise (1981)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Răzvan Vasilescu
Romania
Best movies:
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
Train of Life (1998)
Sand Cliffs (1983)
Marius Manole
Best movies:
Bibliotheque Pascal (2010)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Andi Stefanescu
Best movies:
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Ema Vetean
Best movies:
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Pusa Darie
Romania
Best movies:
Child's Pose (2013)
Somewhere in Palilula (2012)