Bucharest, 1989. 17-year-old Eva lives with her parents and her brother Lalalilu. She has a dream: escaping from Romania and travelling the world. Devastated at the idea of losing his sister and so that she won’t leave, Lalalilu devises a secret plan to kill the country’s current dictator…

Catalin Mitulescu is part of the electric Romanian New Wave. With the rich national inquiry common to the movement, his debut feature explores the waning days of Ceaușescu’s reign. Winner of the Best Actress Prize at the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar.