Traveling on one leg

In 1985, in Communist Romania, the thirty year-old Irene falls deeply in love with a German, Franz. They have a short and intense romance. When Franz leaves Romania, Irene decides to follow him to Berlin to be with him. After her arrival, Irene gradually comes to realise that Franz no longer wants to be with her. She is sucked into a spiral of melancholy and nostalgia for her lost love and distant homeland.

  • Alexandru Petru Badelita
    Writer
    Herta Muller
  • Alexandru Petru Badelita
    Director
    www.alexbade.com
  • Alexandru Petru Badelita
    Producer
    Le Fresnoy - Studio National
  • Andreica Sonia Casandra
    Key Cast
    Badelita Petru
  • Jeremie Veyers
    Key Cast
    Angela Calmuc
  • Judith Matheu
    Key Cast
    Rudolf Rudiger
  • Heiko Senst
    Key Cast
    Alexandru Petru Badelita
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 25, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    8,400 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, France, Germany, Romania
  • Language:
    German, Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital DSLR, Red
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festiva
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    January 9, 2016
    National (The film was in the festival in a 51 minutes long version)
    Les Amis du Fresnoy, Best editing
Distribution Information
  • Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains & Alexandru Petru Badelita
    Country: France
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Alexandru Petru Badelita

Alexandru Petru Bădeliță is a romanian filmmaker, born in 1989. He graduated from The Romanian National Film University with a Master in the Art of Montage. His work includes fiction, documentary and experimental films, by creating a mix between animation and live action. His films focus on human portraits, dreams and surrealism, by using introspection and personal history as creative assets. Alexandru achieved recognition mostly through his experimental short films (awarded by The Filmmakers Union of Romania, BIEFF, selected in Clermont-Ferrand in 2016). Currently he is continuing his work by developing projects that include the technique of analogue and digital collage.

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Director Statement

I am a filmmaker from Romania, working in France. My interests are cinema and contemporary art. ​Working in fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films.​ I am a trandisciplinary filmmaker: writing, directing, filming, video & sound editing.​​