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CARBON

On their way to the front in Transnistria, two friends who recently signed up for the army find a carbonized body and are sent on an absurd journey with a tractor to discover its identity.

  • Ion Borș
    Director
  • Mariana Starciuc
    Writer
  • Sergiu Cumatrenco
    Producer
  • Ion Borș
    Producer
  • Sergiu Pascaru
    Producer
  • Marin Cumatrenco
    Producer
  • Dumitru Roman
    Key Cast
  • Ion Vântu
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 42 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 23, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    639,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Moldova
  • Country of Filming:
    Moldova
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI RAW 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • San Sebastian International Film Festival
    San Sebastian
    Spain
    September 21, 2022
    World Premiere
    New Directors
Director Biography - Ion Borș


Ion Borș was born on May 21st, 1990. In 2013 he graduated Acting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Since 2017 he is the founder of the "Kantora Film Production" house and in 2018 he produced & directed his first short film "One Less One More". The film premiered and won 3 awards at the RAVAC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and was also screened during the international "Cottbus Film Festival" in Germany. "One Less One More" won best international short debut at the "Huesca Film Festival" in Spain. CARBON is his debut feature film.

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Director Statement

In an ironically-grotesque formula, without heroes and enemies, "Carbon" follows through the perspective of an almost absurd context in which a conflict can dehumanize propaganda in Moldavian society.