Ten-year-old Filip travels with his father to the nearest town to buy new shoes for school. When his father gets side-tracked by an old friend, Filip is left to continue the journey alone. A simple mistake at the shoe shop —buying two right-foot shoes— sets him on an unexpected adventure through an unfamiliar world. Too ashamed to return home empty-handed, Filip decides to fix the problem himself. Along the way, he befriends a stray dog, names him after his favourite football player, and finds an unlikely companion. Through small choices, moments of fear, and quiet courage, Filip takes his first steps toward independence and growing-up.
Paul Negoescu
He was born in 1984 in Romania. His short films premiered at major festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Karlovy Vary and Rotterdam. Two of them were nominated for the European Film Awards. His debut feature, ‘A Month in Thailand’ (2012), premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature, ‘Two Lottery Tickets’ (2016), a micro-budget film, became one of the most successful Romanian films at the box office, was well received by critics and festivals, and was distributed internationally, leading to a sequel, ‘Lottery Tickets Too’ (2022). His film ‘Men of Deeds’ (2022) won the top prizes at the Romanian Film Industry Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor.
DIRECTOR
Paul Negoescu
SCREENPLAY
Mihai Mincan, Paul Negoescu
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ana Drăghici
EDITOR
Mihai Codleanu
SOUND
Victor Miu, Dăn Darăban
MUSIC
Marius Leftărache
PRODUCTION
Radu Stancu, Ioana Lascăr, Poli Angelova, Nikolay Todorov, Carmen Rizac
PRODUCTION COMPANY
deFilm, Screening Emotions, Avanpost Media
CAST
Matei Donciu, Johanna Mild Keresztúri, Andreea Grǎmoșteanu, Marin Grigore, Marius Mǎrginean, Sofia Marinescu, Călin Petru, Andrei Mateiu
