The Phantom Father 2012
6.3 / 10
The Phantom Father
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
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... Robert Traum
... Jack
... Tania
... Sami
... Mayor Codrescu
... Alex
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Release Date:
Mar 02, 2012 (Romania)
Run Time:
1hr 30`
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Original Language:
Romanian
Production Countries:
Romania
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Robert Traum
... Jack
... Tania
... Sami
... Mayor Codrescu
... Alex
... Uncle Petre
... Aunt Florica
... small Robert
... Hotel Receptionist
... Vitali
... Vladimir
... Woman from Italy
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