QUELQUE CHOSE DE DIVIN

SIMPLY DIVINE — France 2024 — Directed by: Melody Boulissere, Bogdan Stamatin — 15 min — Spoken language: Romanian — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Novanima Productions — Producer: Marc Faye

Accompanied by beautiful oil painting-style animations and archive footage, 91-year-old Nușa talks about a relationship she had with a soldier when she was young. She lost contact with him while he was at the front, but has never forgotten him.

A soldier follows a young woman. Their love story begins. The soldier is called to the front and their love dissolves in the war. 2014. During a long interview, the woman, now 91 years old, reveals the secrets of a forgotten time, disclosed for one last time. What remains of a love story after three-quarters of a century and a world war?

Festivals & Awards  

2024
DOK Leipzig (mephisto 97.6 Audience Award)
IDFA (Mention Spéciale du Jury )
2025
PIAFF (Prix du Jury pour un Premier Film)
Ismailia International film festival (Prix du Jury en animation)
Festival de Femmes (Prix du public, meilleur film étranger)
Festival faites des courts (Prix court de Docs)
Festival national du film d'animation - Compétition 9
Hot Docs - short competition
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival - Compétition

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