LEMONADE

By Ioana URICARU

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First film - Completed 2018

They say when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. This story, inspired by real events, reveals the true taste of the American Dream.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2018
Panorama
Stockholm IFF 2018
Discovery
Tribeca FF 2018
International Narrative Competition
goEast FF 2018
Netia OFF Camera 2018
Main Competition
Jeonju IFF 2018
International Competition
Seattle IFF 2018
FEST – New Directors, New Films Festival 2018
Golden Lynx award for Best Feature Film
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • ROMANIA, CANADA, GERMANY, SWEDEN
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, ROMANIAN
    • Duration
    • 88 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ioana URICARU
    • Writer(s)
    • Ioana URICARU, Tatiana IONASCU
    • Producer(s)
    • Cristian MUNGIU (Mobra Films), Tudor REU (Mobra Films), Christoph KUKULA (42FILM GMBH), Eike GORECZKA (42FILM GMBH), Yanick LÉTOURNEAU (PERIPHERIA), Sean WHEELAN (FILMGATE)
    • Synopsis
    • While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?

      The lead role, Mara, is played by Malina Manovici (Graduation, 2016) and this first feature by Ioana Uricaru is produced by Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu himself.