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Cannes Competition Entry ‘Three Kilometers’ Explores How Worlds Collide in Aftermath of Brutal Attack
The third feature from Romanian actor-turned-director Emanuel Parvu depicts a tranquil village turned upside-down after an attack on a teenage boy.
The Cannes Film Festival has long been like a second home for Romanian filmmakers, and actor-turned-director Emanuel Pârvu will continue that tradition when he ascends the steps of the Lumière Theater on May 17 for the premiere of “Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” which will compete for the Palme d’Or. His acting credits include Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes award-winner “Graduation,” Bogdan George Apetri’s Venice player “Miracle” and last year’s “Familiar,” from Berlin Golden Bear winner Cãlin Peter Netzer. Pârvu nevertheless describes “Three Kilometers” as “themost complex thing that I ever did in my life.” He and Berescu began developing the script nearly a decade ago, after hearing the horrific story of the brutal gang rape of a teenage girl in a Moldavian village.
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