
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?
Keywords
- American Dream
- Berlinale
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Family Relationships: Mothers and Sons
- Female Filmmakers
- Romanian Cinema
- The Future is Female
- Women's Rights
- family
- parenthood
Actors
- Mălina Manovici
- Steve Bacic
- Dylan Smith
- Milan Hurduc
- Ruxandra Maniu
Director
- Ioana Uricaru
Drama
1h 28min
-10
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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?
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?
Festivals
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Berlinale - Panorama
Film Fest Oostende
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Cast & Crew
Director
Ioana Uricaru
Cast
Mălina Manovici
Cast
Steve Bacic
Cast
Dylan Smith
Cast
Milan Hurduc
Cast
Ruxandra Maniu