Summary15-year-old Georgiana Halmac lives with her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo on the outskirts of Bacau, Romania. When their mother Liliana goes to work in Turin, Italy, Georgiana becomes the head of the family. Responsible for her siblings, her adolescence is cut short. Caught between puberty and responsibility, Georgiana moves... Read More
Directed By:Teodora Mihai
Written By:Teodora Mihai
Waiting for August
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Oct 2, 2014
90
What's perhaps most moving in Waiting for August, a quiet film of weight and joy, is its sense of desperate normalcy.
Oct 5, 2014
75
The distinct lack of domestic drama is precisely what makes the doc so gratifying as a portrait of a family averting turmoil in spite of challenging circumstances.
Oct 9, 2014
70
Soft in tone and muted in color, Waiting for August is a child’s-eye view of one family — among many in today’s Romanian economy — rising to the challenge of living without parents.
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Production Company:
- Clin d'oeil Films
- A Private View
Release Date:Oct 3, 2014
Duration:1 h 28 m
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Awards
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
