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‘Three Kilometers To The End Of The World’ Filmmakers Sound Off On Decision To Favor Nature Over Music – Contenders International
Three Kilometers to the End of the World is Romania’s submission to the 2025 International Feature Oscar race.
Director and co-writer Emanuel Pârvu told Deadline’s Contenders Film: International that the choice was made because, “We wanted to make an actual experience of how you can feel a sequence much more deeper through nature, not through enhancing with director tips and tricks; we just wanted toto go beyond realism to go into naturalism.” The location also lent itself to that as Pârvu calls the Danube Delta wetlands region “a visual paradise.” The film, which premiered in competition in Cannes(where it won the Queer Palme), deals with themes of repression and denial, ignorance, pride, cruelty, love, nature and contradiction. While Romania has had only one nomination in this race, its influence is undeniable — the category was overhauled when Cristian Mungiu’s lauded 2007 Palme d’Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days failed to advance to the shortlist.
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