With a recorded introduction by actress Ioana Flora
Wheelchair accessible | English and descriptive subtitles | £9 (concession) / £11.90 (full price)
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In Cristi Puiu’s debut feature film, Romanian teen Ovidiu (Alexandru Papadupol) and his slacker friends Vali (Dragos Bucur) and Betty (Ioana Flora) are hired by a small-time gangster to transport a duffel bag full of ‘stuff’ from their hometown in Constanta to the capital city of Bucharest. With no real understanding, or interest, in the danger they have inadvertently put themselves in, the kids jump in an old transit van and embark on their road trip. Of course, nothing really goes as planned.
A sharply funny road movie soaked in teenage nonchalance, but which slowly ramps up to stress levels only rivalled in the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems (2019), Stuff and Dough is a true landmark of Romanian cinema. Turning 25 next year, Puiu’s film will be celebrated in a special retrospective at Cannes as the spark that ignited the country’s New Wave in the 2000s.
Content notes: strong/offensive language, brief bloody violence
Access notes: loud noises
Curated by Hattie Idle