International Short Film Competition

Aurica, a Dog's Life

Aurică just escaped from prison. Living in the middle of a corn field he befriends a chained dog and kills an abusive man.

SHORTS O’CLOCK II, Wednesday March 1st, 20:30

English title:

Aurica, a Dog's Life

Original title:

Aurică, viață de câine

Director:

Mihai Gavril Dragolea

Country:

Romania

Genre:

fiction

Year:

2022

Length:

12’

Cast:

Aurel Marton, Iulian Postelnicu, Rex the Dog, Ștefan Mohor, Rodica Georgescu

A quote for the film:

Boy, we're out of here!

Selective list of festivals and awards:

Transylvania International Film Festival (Best Short Film Award), Anonimul International Film Festival (Ovidiu Bose Paștină Award), BEAST International Film Festival, Trieste International Film Festival

Director’s bio:

Mihai Dragolea's films focus on the destitute and unrepresented, be it humans or other types of vulnerable sentient beings, on which subject he is also doing a Ph.D. Mihai is also working in the ecological domain, as he has started a tree planting venture.