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DACIA:
AN ADAPTATION

Director:
Julio Soto & Stefan Constantinescu
Production: The ThinkLab Media S.L.
Spain, 2007
Colour, High Definition, 54 min. & 90 min.
Original Language(s): Romanian.
Dacia,
An Adaptation is a lighthearted and humoristic portrayal of the
evolution of Rumania from Communism to the present times,
seen through the eyes of its most emblematic symbol, the Dacia automobile.
In our film, we will be following different generations of Romanians,
from the nostalgic to the young and ambitious, showing the transformation
of Romanian society. The connecting point between the different stories
is always the Dacia car: first, a symbol of the Communism
era and now a reflection of the capitalist market.
Our
story begins with MRS. DOBRIN. She has been preserving
her Dacia with care since her husband’s death. For the couple, Dacia
represented both the ideals of communism and a symbol of their love. Her
husband is now impersonated in the car she still keeps with care. CEAUCESCU’S
SON, Valentine, is driving the first Dacia (a present of the
factory to his father) and talking about his father, the dictator. DUMITRU
BURLAN, Ceucescu’s Double, impersonated
Ceaucescu in a few occasions. During the 1989 Revolution, he accompanied
the Ceaucescu’s in their escape on a green Dacia that -ironically-
brought them to their deaths. He will take us to the spots where everything
happened.
But
the end of Communism was not the end of Dacia. ION LIVIU,
marketing director of Logan, is afraid: TATA India has just released a
new economy model that will compete against Dacia Logan. India, China
and Iran are just a few samples of massive markets where Dacia is finding
unusual success, making Dacia a truly global car. Together with them,
we will follow the ambitions of the CS MIOVENI, a 3d class football
team sponsored by Dacia and witness the arrival of hundreds
of Chinese workers that fill the gaps left in the industry by
the Romanians migrating to the EU.
Outside
of Romania, there are more than 6 million Romanians living in
EU countries. But Romania still remains a country largely misunderstood.
Our film will offer a very entertaining way of discovering more about
the newest member of the EU.
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