''Child's Pose'' ( ro, Poziția copilului) is a 2013 Romanian

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directed by

Călin Peter Netzer Călin Peter Netzer (; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West G ...

. The film premiered in competition at the

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where it won the

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. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Luminița Gheorghiu Luminița Gheorghiu (; 1 September 1949 – 4 July 2021) was a Romanian film actress, and artistic performer in East Central Europe. She achieved international recognition for her roles in ''The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'' (2006) and '' Child's Pose ...

was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Cast

as Cornelia Keneres, Mother * Vlad Ivanov as Dinu Laurențiu *

Florin Zamfirescu Florin Zamfirescu (; born 12 April 1949) is a Romanian theatre and film actor and director, and university professor. Zamfirescu was born in Călimănești, Vâlcea County; his grandfather, Gheorghe Zamfirescu, was mayor of the town. He graduate ...

as Domnul Făgărășanu * Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son * Ilinca Goia as Carmen * Natașa Raab as Olga Cerchez * Adrian Titieni as Father * Mimi Brănescu as Policeman

Reception

Critical reception

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, the film has a "certified fresh" approval rating of 91% based on 79 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, ''Childs Pose'' is rewarding." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Controversy

The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture,

Hunor Kelemen Hunor Kelemen (born 18 October 1967) is a Romanian politician and Hungarian language writer. The current president of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies since 2000, a ...

the ruling of the film board was overruled.

Awards

*2013:

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*2013: Telia Film Award, Stockholm International Film Festival

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Childs Pose 2013 films 2013 drama films Romanian drama films 2010s Romanian-language films Golden Bear winners Films directed by Călin Peter Netzer Films set in Bucharest