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Apostolul Bologa

2018

A solemn, dreamlike meditation on death and resurrection, drifting through memory with the stillness of a religious painting.

Directed by
Dominic Dembinski
Genres
Drama
Starring
András Istvan Demeter, Mihai Bica, Andrada Fuscaș
Overview
From a paradisiacal space, seen as a ruined room-house, around a gallows blossoming like a Japanese cherry blossom in spring, Apostol Bologa tells us his journey from darkness to the light of resurrection. His memories become the movie Apostle Bologa. A saint who (tells us), beyond death - saints and heroes never die, do they?

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Directed by
Dominic Dembinski
Genres
Drama
Starring
András Istvan Demeter, Mihai Bica, Andrada Fuscaș
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • faith
    • memory
    • war
    • redemption
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
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    Starring
    András Istvan Demeter, Mihai Bica, Andrada Fuscaș, Mihai Stănescu
    Country
    Romania
    Languages
    Moldavian

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