Ryna
Switzerland / Romania, August 2005
FILM,
Fiction,
93 min.
- directed by
- Ruxandra Zenide
- Written by
- Marek Epstein, Ruxandra Zenide
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.lifesizeentertainment.com
16-year-old Ryna is the daughter of a poor Rumanian who runs a gas station in a small community on the Donau. Ryna has been brought up as a boy because her father had longed for a son. Zenide’s film is about strong family ties, about a daughter’s search for her mother, and about a despotic father slowly losing his grip, but also about poverty, social suppression and the abuse of power by those who rule under the guise of a false freedom. Ryna shows the awakening of a young girl’s soul and the pain that goes with it. Caught between traditional values and materialistic dreams, Ryna finally pays a high price in order to preserve her identity.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2005
- Original Version
- French, Romanian (french subtitles), colour, 35mm, 93 min.
- Production
- Pacific Films Sàrl, Strada Film, Tarantula Suisse SA, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Elefant Films
- Producer
- Eric Garoyan, Catalin Mitulescu, Xavier Ruiz
- directed by
- Ruxandra Zenide
- Written by
- Marek Epstein, Ruxandra Zenide
- Cinematography
- Marius Panduru
- Editing
- Jean-Paul Cardinaux, Ioachim Stroe
- Location Sound Mix
- Sebastian Zsemjye
- Production Design
- Daniel Raduta
- Lighting Design
- Marius Panduru
- Casting
- Adina Popoiu
Cast
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- LIFESIZE ENTERTAINMENT
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Tromso Internasjonale Filmfestival, Don Quijote Prize 2006 (Winner)
- Annonay, Festival International du Premier Film Annonay, Prix du Public 2006 (Winner)
- Annonay, Festival International du Premier Film Annonay, Prix du Jury Lycéen 2006 (Winner)
- Sguardi Altrove Film Festival regia femminile, Premio Nuovi Sguardi 2006 (Winner)
-
Mannheim-Heidelberg, Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg,
Special Award of the Jury
2005
(Winner)
Ruxandra Zenide -
Mannheim-Heidelberg, Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg,
Special Award of the Jury (main actress)
2005
(Winner)
Dorotheea Petre - Genève, Geneva International Film Festival GIFF, Reflet d'Or pour le meilleur film 2005 (Winner)
- Genève, Geneva International Film Festival GIFF, FIPRECSCI International Critic Prize 2005 (Winner)
- Festival international du cinéma au féminin, Prix de meilleur film 2005 (Winner)
- Mannheim-Heidelberg, Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, The Ecumenical Film Prize 2005 (Winner)
- Film Festival Cottbus, Spezialpreis der Jury 2005 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
16. Internationales Film Festival Innsbruck
05.06.2007 - 10.06.2007 -
Gothenburg, 30st Göteborg Film Festival
26.01.2007 - 05.02.2007 -
Leeds, 20th Leeds International Film Festival
02.11.2006 - 12.11.2006 -
Festival Hors-Ecran
11.10.2006 - 15.10.2006 -
Zurich, Zurich Film Festival
02.10.2006 - 08.10.2006 -
Copenhagen, Copenhagen International Film Festival
21.09.2006 - 01.10.2006 -
Nenzing, 21. Filmfestival Alpinale
09.08.2006 - 14.08.2006 -
Karlovy Vary, 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
30.06.2006 - 08.07.2006 -
Zlin, 46th International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlin
28.05.2006 - 03.06.2006 -
Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival
25.05.2006 - 18.06.2006
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Tekfestival
04.05.2006 - 09.05.2006 -
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis/St. Paul Int. Film Festival
14.04.2006 - 19.04.2006 -
Syracuse International Film Festival
06.04.2006 - 09.04.2006 -
Cleveland, 30th Cleveland Int. Film Festival
16.03.2006 - 26.03.2006 -
23rd Miami International Film Festival
03.03.2006 - 12.03.2006 -
13. Filmfestival Sguardi Altrove
21.02.2006 - 26.02.2006 -
Bangkok International Film Festival
17.02.2006 - 28.02.2006 -
Annonay, 23ème Festival d'Annonay
03.02.2006 - 13.02.2006 -
Angers, 18ème Premiers Plans Festival d' Angers
20.01.2006 - 29.01.2006 -
Trieste, 17th Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema
19.01.2006 - 26.01.2006 -
16th Tromso International Film Festival
17.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Krems, EU XXL FILM
23.11.2005 - 29.11.2005 -
Thessaloniki, 46th International Thessaloniki Film Festival
18.11.2005 - 27.11.2005 -
Mannheim-Heidelberg, 54. Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
17.11.2005 - 26.11.2005 -
15. Film Festival Cottbus
09.11.2005 - 14.11.2005 -
19th AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
03.11.2005 - 13.11.2005 -
Genève, 11e Cinéma Tout Écran – Festival international du cinéma et de télévision
31.10.2005 - 06.11.2005 -
7e Festival international du Cinéma féminin
03.10.2005 - 09.10.2005 -
Namur, 20e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
23.09.2005 - 30.09.2005 -
Montréal, 29e Festival des films du monde
26.08.2005 - 05.09.2005 -
Sarajevo, 11th Sarajevo Film Festival
19.08.2005 - 27.08.2005