17 Sep 2021
Wild Romania
Recorded over 10 years, România Sălbatică shows the colorful beauty of Romanian nature accompanied with wildlife.
Helping Mihaela
A Roma beggar on his knees raises many extreme emotions: guilt, rage, sympathy and frustration. Most people just walk on by, but there is always someone willing to help. In this film, the director follows the confrontations between the Roma beggars from Romania and Finnish people, and is forced to question, over and over again, her own ideas about helping.
Top Billed Cast
Mihaela Stoica Self
Pirjo Hongisto Self
Virginia Moldovan Self - Mihaela Stoica's Grandmother
Zobar Moldovan Self - Virginia Moldovan's Nephew
Marjatta Vesalainen Self - Bachelor of Social Services
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