If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
(Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier)
Year: 2010
Country:
ROMANIA, SWEDEN
Run Time:
94 minutes
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.
CIFF35 Screenings
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Screenplay
C?t?lin Mitulescu, Florin Serban
Director
Florin Serban
Filmography
"Emigrant" (2009), IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE (2010)
Producer
C?t?lin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu
Cinematography
Marius Panduru
Editing
Sorin Baican, C?t?lin Cristutiu
Principal Cast
George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu, Mihai Constantin, Clara Vod?
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This film is presented in the memory of GEORGE DOBREA, who served as the Honorary Consul for Romania.
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