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The Sorrow of Black Gold

Tristetea aurului negru

1994 | 14' | IFFR 2006

An impression of the harsh reality of gypsy `survivors’ in a village near Bucharest, who find an oil well near a refinery and start using it to provide fuel for heating. The local police intervene… Without commentary, the camera follows the people from a distance, accompanied by the music of the Romanian gypsy orchestra Taraful din Clejani.

Film details

Year
1994
Festival edition
IFFR 2006
Length
14"

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