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Aferim!
“Aferim!” Romania
In 1835, in Eastern Europe, the gendarme Costandin and his son cross a barren landscape in the middle of Wallachia. They are hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate and is suspected of having an affair with the noble’s wife. No matter what happens, Costandin comments on every situation with a cheery aphorism. However, his son takes a more contemplative view of the world. On their odyssey, they encounter people of different nationalities and beliefs Turks and Russians, Christians and Jews, Romanians and Hungarians. Each of them has prejudices against the others, which have been passed down from generation to generation. And even when the “slave” Carfin is found, their adventure is far from over.
In 1835, in Eastern Europe, the gendarme Costandin and his son cross a barren landscape in the middle of Wallachia. They are hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate and is suspected of having an affair with the noble’s wife. No matter what happens, Costandin comments on every situation with a cheery aphorism. However, his son takes a more contemplative view of the world. On their odyssey, they encounter people of different nationalities and beliefs Turks and Russians, Christians and Jews, Romanians and Hungarians. Each of them has prejudices against the others, which have been passed down from generation to generation. And even when the “slave” Carfin is found, their adventure is far from over.
