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Waiting for August

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Georgiana, a 15-year-old teenager from Bacau, has to raise her six siblings alone when her mother travels abroad to work.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 10/09/2014
Soft in tone and muted in color, "Waiting for August" is a child's-eye view of one family - among many in today's Romanian economy - rising to the challenge of living without parents. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 10/07/2014
What's perhaps most moving in Waiting for August, a quiet film of weight and joy, is its sense of desperate normalcy. Go to Full Review Nick Prigge Slant Magazine 10/05/2014
3/4
The distinct lack of domestic drama is precisely what makes the doc so gratifying as a portrait of a family averting turmoil in spite of challenging circumstances. Go to Full Review Dan Tabor Cinapse 05/29/2020
Waiting for August is gorgeously shot and compelling in its narrative as the director manages to remain completely subjective in her portrayal of this situation, allowing us as an audience to draw our own conclusions. Go to Full Review Tom Clift Movie Mezzanine 10/11/2014
B
A delicate, relatable portrait of domestic minutiae. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 10/10/2014
The Halmacs are a scrappy, lively bunch, fueled by the antic energy of its youngest members, and Mihal's lens lingers lovingly on them. Perhaps too much. The film would greatly benefit from tighter editing... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Teodora Ana Mihai

Director

Teodora Ana Mihai

Writer

Dries Phlypo

Producer

Hanne Phlypo

Producer

Antoine Vermeesch

Producer

Karim Baggili

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Movie Info

Synopsis Georgiana, a 15-year-old teenager from Bacau, has to raise her six siblings alone when her mother travels abroad to work.
Director
Teodora Ana Mihai
Producer
Dries Phlypo, Hanne Phlypo, Antoine Vermeesch
Screenwriter
Teodora Ana Mihai
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
Romanian
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 15, 2020
Runtime
1h 28m
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