Movie

Planeta Petrila

2017 · 80 min

A warm, bittersweet portrait of a dying mining town, where stubborn creativity and absurd humour push back against loss.

Tagline: Europe is just a continent, Petrila is a world!
Overview: In Petrila, a Romanian mining town, an ex-miner uses art and absurdism in a struggle to keep history alive.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, absurd and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, memory, work, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
memory
work
identity
isolation
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Andrei Dăscălescu
Written by: Andrei Dăscălescu
Starring: Ion Barbu, Cătălin Cenușă, Mihai Barbu, Ilinca Păun-Constantinescu
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Romania
Languages: Romanian