The script written by Gabriel de Achim together with his regular co-writer Cosmin Manolache revolves around a director in rehearsals for an autobiographical project about a director who conceives a theatrical performance about his own torment caused by his daughter’s death. While the performance has many working versions, the only constant characters are the director, his wife and their daughter. As the main story unfolds, strange and unsettling frame stories arise, which hover between fiction and real life.

The film stars Bogdan Dumitrache alongside Anca Androne, Luiza Gherghinescu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Rolando Matsangos and Silvana Mihai.

„What is a film about? What is the meaning of art? Who are you and when are you really yourself? The only honest answer seems to be the idea that every answer is the wrong answer. The things that are of interest in this film are of interest to me. I’m not the same person as the main character of this film. But a lot of his concerns are my concerns, and I don’t know how it could be otherwise. It’s a film inspired by a personal depression I thought I’d never overcome, but also by literary influences: the works of Orhan Pamuk and the poems of Tomas Tranströmer. There's darkness inside us, right? In the body. In the dark, you keep having surprises. You're afraid, you stumble. I like to think that my film is just like that”, Gabriel de Achim told FNE.

Snowing Darkness is produced by Anca Puiu and Smaranda Zărnoianu through Mandragora, with support from the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), Dacin Sara and the Romanian public television (TVR). Bogdan Zărnoianu is the executive producer. The budget has not been disclosed.

The film was shot in Bucharest in 18 shooting days, from 8 to 28 February 2020.

The estimated theatrical release in Romania is March 2022, by Iadasarecasa.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Vz85TSHtLNk

Production Information:

Producer:
Mandragora (Romania)
Anca Puiu: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Credits:
Director: Gabriel de Achim
Scriptwriters: Gabriel de Achim, Cosmin Manolache
DoP: Adrian Iurchevici
Editor: Nicolae Claudiu Trif
Composer: Vlaicu Golcea
Costume designer: Luminița Crăciun
Art department: Ana Gabriela Lemnaru
Choreography: Florin Fieroiu
Cast: Bogdan Dumitrache, Anca Androne, Luiza Gherghinescu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Rolando Matsangos, Silvana Mihai