Synopsis
After a long absence, a man working in Italy returns home for a week to his wife and child, but far from being welcomed with open arms.
Directed by: Cãtãlin Mitulescu
Cast: Alexandru Potocean, Ada Condeescu, Giada Laudicina, Claudiu Trandafir, Oana Tudor, Andrei Ciopec, Lucian Ciurariu, Roxana Condurache, Mariana Danescu, Luminita Erga, Puiu Mircea Lascus, Dragos Mostenescu, Cosmin Padureanu, Radu Romaniuc, Daniel Tomescu, Dorin Zaharia
Script: Cãtãlin Mitulescu
Producers: Daniel Mitulescu
Cinematography by: Liviu Mărghidan
Edited by: Ion Ioachim Stroe
Sound: Lucas Nilsson
Muzică: Jean-Paul Wall
Year: 2016
Category: feature film
Genre: Drama
Duration: 88 minutes
239,441 – Cinepub viewers
PLOT SUMMARY
Radu returns from Italy after a year-long absence and finds his wife completely changed. The two spend a night trying to reconnect.
Distance has created distrust and confusion between them, but Radu hopes for the possibility of a fresh start. Music echoes beyond the railway, and all their friends celebrate at the neighborhood wedding. Never has the night been so long.
AWARDS
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Winner Special Mention
- Nominee Crystal Globe
- Gopo Awards, Romania – Nominee Best Original Music
ARTICLES
- The real life is elsewhere: “By the Rails” – cronică de film – Magda Mihăilescu – aarc.ro
- By the Rails, the artistic film of Romanian emigrants – Daniela Ratiu – 2016 – adevarul.ro
