Projects
Ink Wash
| Writer | Sarra Tsorakidis, Ilinca Hărnuț |
| Top cast | Ilinca Hărnuț, Radouan Leflahi, Kenneth M. Christensen |
| Release Year | 2024 |
| Runtime | 1h31 |
| Language | Romanian, English, Danish |
Credits
- Director of photography Radu Voinea
- Sound Ionuț Geadău, George Geadău
- Production designer Alma Ungureanu
- Costume design Alma Ungureanu
- Make-up and hair Katerina Kavadatou, Ana Mihalache, Kostas Bratis, Sandu Ana-Maria, Alina Brezoianu
- Film editing Smaro Papaevangelou
- Production manager Simona Pătrașcu
- Executive producer Anca Puiu
- Producer Anca Puiu
- Countries of origin Romania, Denmark, Greece
Synopsis
Seeking shelter in her work from the pain of a breakup, Lena, a painter turning 40, is commissioned to decorate a brutalist hotel nestled in the depths of the Romanian forest. There, where the Danube ends its course in seemingly miraculous springs, Lena’s moral views are confronted with an overwhelmingly corrupted community.
Awards
Warsaw Film Festival (Poland, 2024)
winner -
Fipresci Award
Reviews
''Ink Wash is a puzzle, a mature drama that rejects from the outset the histrionic hysterics we usually see in Romanian films – and replaces them with an accurate time of our society.''
,,Ink Wash is a beautiful, emotional film that takes you on a journey of personal growth and healing. If you love stories about life’s ups and downs, Ink Wash is the film for you at TIFF 2024.‘‘
,,Tsorakidis lays bare a character who discovers her inner strength and moral values in a country overwhelmed by corruption and, in doing so, paves an uncharted path for people who understand that the only way out of the woods is to go through.‘‘
,,An alumna of Bucharest’s National University of Theatre and Film, Tsorakidis has previously directed two shorts that have been well received internationally. The first was Ivy (2018), which told the story of a young woman trapped inside a very toxic friendship that ends up destroying her love life, whilst the second was Kaimos (2020), about a middle-aged woman who returns to her native country after many years of living abroad.‘‘
,,Ink Wash accumulates into a powerful drama that yearns for a nation to find its footing, and sympathizes with those who have to make the hard choice to leave it.‘‘
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