Indian Summer

Vara indiana

Directed by Catalin Mitulescu

2026

Drama

87 min

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Romania

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Romanian

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Synopsis

Between a Saturday morning and a late-autumn Sunday morning, several lives brush briefly against one another. Marin, an old man returning from France, a taxi driver, a barista passing through, two young women and Dia are each trying to get closer to someone.

About the Director

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Catalin Mitulescu

Catalin Mitulescu was born in 1972 in Bucharest. His short films "Bucharest-Wien 8:15" and "17 Minutes Late" were selected in the Cinefondation of Cannes Film Festival and festivals like Clermont- Ferrand, Karlovy Vary, Angers or Torino. For his third short film "Traffic" was awarded in 2004 with the Palme d'Or. In 2006 he wrote and directed "The Way I Spent the End of the World". The film was in the Official Selection of Cannes - Un Certain Regard and received the best Actress Award. Loverboy (2011), his second feature premiered at Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes in 2010.By the Rails ( 2016) had the International Premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF 2016, and won Special Mention Award. Heidi( 2019) its his fourth feature film and was in competition at Sarajevo IFF.

Filmography

HEIDI (2019)

  • Sarajevo Film Festival

BY THE RAILS (2016)

  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

LOVERBOY (2011)

  • Festival de Cannes - Un Certain Regard

THE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD (2006)

  • Festival de Cannes - Un Certain Regard

TRAFFIC (2004)

  • Festival de Cannes - Short Film Palme d'Or

17 MINUTES LATE (2002)

  • Cinéfondation

BUCHAREST-WIEN (2000)

  • Cinéfondation

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Dan Condurache Victoria Cocias Ada Condeescu Alexandru Papadopol
Script:
Catalin Mitulescu Si Mihai Radu
Cinematographer:
Luchian Ciobanu
Editor:
Letitia Stefanescu
Sound design & mix:
Alexandru Dumitru
Music:
Alexandru Dumitru And Alin Zabrauteanu
Producer:
Catalin Mitulescu
Production Company:
Strada Film International
Co-production Company:
Imago

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