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| runtime = 112 minutes | country = Romania| language = Romanian 850,000WEBSITE=AARC ACCESS-DATE=15 SEPTEMBER 2019, ro, }}Child's Pose () is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.WEB,weblink First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special, 2 January 2013, berlinale, WEB,weblink Prizes of the International Jury, 16 February 2013, berlinale, WEB,weblink Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin, 16 February 2013, BBC News, It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.WEB,weblink Child's Pose, 17 August 2013, TIFF, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130824174930weblink">weblink 24 August 2013, WEB,weblink Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition, 17 August 2013, Indiewire, Luminița Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013.weblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219160532weblink |date=19 December 2013 }}, "Winners of the 24th Stockholm International Film Festival" The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,WEB,weblink Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose', 26 August 2013, Hollywood Reporter, but it was not nominated.

Cast

• LuminiÈ›a Gheorghiu as Cornelia Keneres, Mother
• Vlad Ivanov as Dinu LaurenÈ›iu
• Florin Zamfirescu as Domnul Făgărășanu
• Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son
• Ilinca Goia as Carmen
• NataÈ™a Raab as Olga Cerchez
• Adrian Titieni as Father
• Mimi Brănescu as Policeman

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% approval rating based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, Child{{'}}s Pose is rewarding."WEB,weblink Child{{', s Pose (2014) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=16 February 2018}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 23 critics.WEB,weblink Child{{', s Pose Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=16 February 2018}}

Controversy

The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due to its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture, Hunor Kelemen the ruling of the film board was overruled.NEWS, Iacob, Bogdan, Filmul "Poziţia Copilului", Realitatea, 16 February 2013,

Awards

• 2013: Golden Bear, Berlinale
• 2013: Telia Film Award, Stockholm International Film Festival

See also

• Romanian New Wave
• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

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External links

• {{IMDb title|2187115}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes|pozitia_copilului}}

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