Friday, December 4, 6:00 p.m. | Flavia, a sharp and self-reliant teenager, lives alone in a small Romanian town after her parents leave to work in Italy. Forced into adulthood at fourteen, she learns to survive on sarcasm and emotional distance. When she hears that her parents are heading for divorce, the fragile balance she has built begins to crack.
Awards & Nominations
2026 Berlin International Film Festival - Winner, CICAE Art Cinema Award
Romanian Film Festival (ROFest) | December 1–4, 2026
Returning to the Siskel for the first time since the pandemic, the Romanian Film Festival (ROFest. Trends) aims to bring recent acclaimed Romanian films to Chicago to promote Romanian contemporary cinema among the American public and, specifically, within the Romanian community. It encourages enrichment and exchange through various creative expressions of social, historical, and cultural aspects that stem from Romanian settings.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu