Andreea (37) is a documentary film director. She has a daughter, Emilia (12), from a previous relationship, whom she is raising together with her boyfriend, Tibi (43).  

Andreea starts her new film project about illegally parked cars that block the sidewalks and about the authorities’ lack of reaction. She starts documenting the subject on the street where she lived as a child and where her father, Petre (70), who supports her in the project, still lives.  

Andreea involves in her project a man who hides his identity behind a ski mask. According to the plan they put up together, they swap the registration plates among the illegally parked cars in order to make their owners aware of the fact that they are doing something irresponsible. Although called by the drivers, the police are unable to handle the situation. When the police arrive, Alin (40) is one of the drivers gets himself noted by his aggressive attitude. Tibi starts to worry about the possible consequences of Andreea’s actions.  

Marius (13) is a kid who learns about their actions and wants to join in, blackmailing Andreea with turning her in to the police. We learn that the ski mask man is Cristi (39), one of the drivers apparently affected by the swapping of the plates. Cristi is a childhood friend of Andreea’s who lives on the same street and there seems to be more than friendship between them.  

One night, Andreea, Cristi and Marius paint red footprints on the illegally parked cars. Alin shows up, driven home by a friend. Finding his car painted, he gets angry and, helped by his friend, he abuses Andreea and Marius. Cristi steps in and the conflict ends in a physical fight with a dramatic outcome.  

Liviu Săndulescu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter, who graduated from the National University of Drama and Film in Bucharest, in 2008, with a B.A. degree in film directing.

In 2013, his first short film, “Betoniera” (“The Cement Mixer”) had its world premiere in the International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), being subsequently selected for more than 20 festivals around the world. The film won the “Best Fiction Short Film Award” in the International Competition of Vilnius International Film Festival, the “Best Short Film Award” in the National Competition of NexT International Film Festival in Bucharest, and “Best Fiction Short Film Award” at the Romanian Filmmakers Union Annual Awards. The short film, produced by Mandragora, can be watched for free on the cinepub.ro platform.

In 2019, “Cărturan”, his feature film debut, also produced by Mandragora, had its world premiere

at the Busan International Film Festival (South Korea) and the European one at Warsaw Film Festival (Poland), being released in cinemas in Romania soon after. Next year, the movie was selected for several European film festivals, was bought by Netflix Romania, where it is still available for viewing, and won the Romanian Filmmakers Union’s award for Best Feature Film Screenplay.

Liviu Săndulescu is currently developing his second feature film.