ACASĂ, MY HOME

Synopsis

For two decades, the Enache family — nine kids and their parents — lived in a shack in the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, an abandoned water reservoir, one of the biggest urban natural reservations in the world, with lakes and hundreds of species of animals and rare plants. When the authorities decide to claim back this rare urban ecosystem, the Enache family is evicted and told to resettle in the city—a reality they know nothing about. Kids that used to spend their days in nature have to learn about city life, go to school instead of swimming in the lake, and swap their fishing rods for mobile phones. Their identity has been questioned and transformed, along with their sense of freedom and family ties.

Radu Ciorniciuc’s debut is a thoughtful study of gentrification, seen through the eyes of a family trying to adapt to the new life they never asked for. Is it better to go back to their “paradise lost,” with its life free yet harsh, or to become part of the society that offers comforts but comes with pressures and conflict?

Biography

In 2012, Radu co-founded the first independent media organisation in Romania - Casa Jurnalistului, a community of reporters specialised in in-depth, long-form and multi-media reporting. Since then, he has been working as a long-form writer and undercover investigative reporter. His researches are focused on human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues across the globe. His investigative and reporting work was published on most of the major international media organisations in the world - Channel 4 News, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, etc. - and received national and international awards.
His journalistic work was acknowledged by the UK Royal Television Society (2014), Amnesty International UK (2014), the Harold Wincott Awards for Business, Economic and Financial Journalism (2016), and by other international and national prestigious institutions.
ACASĂ, MY HOME is the debut film of Radu Ciorniciuc.

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2020 ACASĂ, MY HOME