Endgames
Director Ilinca Calugareanu
Countries
Duration 32 min
Synopsis
The film follows a day in the life of Cluj-Napoca, a city in Transylvania, focusing on three characters - Valer, an 85 year old retired colonel, Daria, an 89 year old retired Russian language teacher and Inocentiu, a 67 year old retired driver and ardent chess player. As the day slowly evolves from sunrise to sunset, the camera follows their everyday life, routines, activities and duties in an exploration of memory, the experience of time and of old age, in the post-communist context of Romania.
The film follows a day in the life of Cluj-Napoca, a city in Transylvania, focusing on three characters - Valer, an 85 year old retired colonel, Daria, an 89 year old retired Russian language teacher and Inocentiu, a 67 year old retired driver and ardent chess player. As the day slowly evolves from sunrise to sunset, the camera follows their everyday life, routines, activities and duties in an exploration of memory, the experience of time and of old age, in the post-communist context of Romania.