KUKK – Culture Critique Club

The joint film club of the Department of Hungarian Ethnography and Anthropology at Babeș–Bolyai University and the Tranzit Foundation presents this year’s open seminar of the Critical Cultural Studies course:

Mentors: Biró Botond, Erőss Réka, Plájás Ildikó Zonga, Seprődi Attila

Academic coordinator of the seminar: Csilla Könczei, cultural researcher, associate professor

This week we will watch:
Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc: Tata (Father) (2024, 1 h. 22 min.)
The screening will be followed by a discussion in Hungarian. Moderator: Réka Erőss
Pavel, who emigrated from Chișinău to Italy to work there, has been abused by his employer for a long time. As the situation becomes more severe, the father desperately asks for help from his daughter, Lina, who works as an investigative journalist. Ever since she moved away from home, Lina has tried to limit her relationship with her emotionally and physically abusive father to the minimum. Once she decides to help him along with her partner, the couple, armed with a video camera embarks on a journey across countries and generations to trace the roots and mechanisms of violence.

Awards:
Silver Horn, International Documentary Competition: Krakow Film Festival, 2025 (Poland)
Best Documentary: Trieste International Film Festival, 2024 (Italy)
Best Documentary: Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 2024 (Hungary)
Best Director, Central and Eastern European Competition: Astra Film Festival, 2024 (Romania)

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbslkkwrOw

The event is free of charge. Everyone is warmly welcome.