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The Miracle Of Tekir

(Miracolul Din Tekir)

Year 2015
Runtime 88 mins
Language Romanian
Subtitles English

When Mara (Dorotheea Petre) gets mysteriously pregnant, it arouses a lot of suspicion in her village. Mara is unmarried and she claims to have no father for the child. Mara’s village is on the Danube delta, a place where religion and superstition have a strong foothold. The residents of the small fishing village accuse her of witchcraft and blame her for all their problems. As a result, she is forced to leave the village and finds employment at Hotel Tekir.

At the hotel, she proposes using the sacred mud from the Danube to heal the hotel’s clients. One of the hotel’s wealthy guests, Lili (Elina Löwensohn, SCHINDLER’S LIST) hears about Mara and the sacred mud. Despite having plenty of money, Lili is infertile and cannot have children. Lili wants Mara to perform a miracle in order to get pregnant.

Ruxandra Zenide’s visually stunning, award-winning THE MIRACLE OF TEKIR immerses us into a mesmerizing world where tradition and modernity live side by side and the boundary between magic and realism is blurred.

Countries

Romania Switzerland
Awards
Zurich Film Festival, Emerging Swiss Talent Award
Festivals
Official Selection: Zurich Film Festival; Brussels Film Festival; Guadalajara Film Festival; Prague International Film Festival; Sofia International Film Festival
Director
Ruxandra Zenide
Producer
Alexandre Iordachescu
Screenwriter
Ruxandra Zenide, Alexandre Iordachescu
Cinematographer
Hélène Louvart
Editor
Nelly Quettier, Karine Soudan
Music
Aïsha Devi
Cast
Dorotheea Petre, Elina Löwensohn, Bogdan Dumitrache, Viorica Geanta Chelbea, Mirela Oprisor, George Pistereanu
Sound
Adrien Kessler