THE CHRISTMAS GIFT

Synopsis

On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Ceausescu’s bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a wish letter to Santa. As the kid understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead.

Director Biography

Bogdan Muresanu produced and directed his first short film in 2012, based on his own script, “Half Shaved”. Selected in International Festivals as Montreal, Cinequest, Cleveland, Lille…...and winner of the Audience Award at “Anonimul” IFF Sf. Gheorghe (Romania). In 2018 he presents ‘The Christmas Gift’, represented by Mailuki Films, while the short animation called The Magician is undergoing pre-production.