37th cleveland international film festival :: April 3 - april 14, 2013
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If I Want to Whistle, I WhistleIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleIf I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Director:
Florin Serban

Run Time: 94 minutes

Country: ROMANIA, SWEDEN

Year: 2010
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If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier)

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The whistler in question is a deeply unhappy teenager named Silviu, in Romanian juvenile detention for theft. He gets by as best he can, trading cigarettes for favors and trying to avoid being manhandled by other boys. When a pretty young psychology student arrives to do research at the prison, he’s smitten. A few days before his four-year sentence is up, Silviu learns that his mother intends to take his little brother to Italy. Desperate to keep his brother from suffering the same fate as he did, at the hands of a self-centered mother with indifferent parenting skills, Silviu begs her not to take the boy. When she refuses, he threatens her and nearly gets his sentence extended. Left to his own limited resources, Silviu does everything in his power to get the authorities’ attention. IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE depicts the dire consequences of leaving young people’s voices unheard. (In Romanian with subtitles) –B.B.

This film is presented in the memory of GEORGE DOBREA, who served as the Honorary Consul for Romania.

Sidebars Central and Eastern European Film Competition
Producer Cătălin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu
Screenplay Cătălin Mitulescu, Florin Serban
Cinematography Marius Panduru
Editing Sorin Baican, Cătălin Cristutiu
Principal Cast George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu, Mihai Constantin, Clara Vodă
Director Bio Florin Serban enjoyed working with non-professional actors on this film.
Select Filmography “Emigrant” (2009), IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE (2010)
Print Source Film Movement
rebeca@filmmovement.com
www.filmmovement.com

Past Screenings

Friday, March 25, 2011 at 8:20 PM
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 9:30 AM

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What would you do?

Posted by Lynn Milliner, ExecutiveProducer Member

The story of a teen pushed to the limit - using the only tools and resources he has.