This is a story of two orphan girls, Voichita (Cosmina Stratan) who joins in a church by choosing a life of nun and her friend Alina (Cristina Flutur) who will join her later from Germany. In their early life they were roommate and had physical relation, that Alina will demand again, but Voichita will refuse.
There was no other way for Alina to go to the outer world, so Voichita will insists the Priest (Valeriu Andriuta) to allow her to stay along with them; on the other hand the priest will demand her to be faithful on God and for confession. There would be a psychological constrain in between the two friends. Alina will try to get Voichita out of the orthodox environment, and Voichita will try for Alina to lay down on the way to God.
Beyond the Hills (Romanian: După dealuri) is a Romanian drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu, starring Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan. The narrative follows two young women at an Orthodox convent in Romania.
The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where Mungiu won the award for Best Screenplay, and Flutur and Stratan shared the award for Best Actress. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist.
Beyond the Hills (2013)
Directed by: Cristian Mungiu
Starring: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga, Catalina Harabagiu, Gina Tandura, Vica Agache, Luminita Gheorghiu, Alina Berzunteanu
Written by: Cristian Mungiu
Production Design by: Calin Papura, Mihaela Poenaru
Cinematography by: Oleg Mutu
Film Editing by: Mircea Olteanu
Costume Design by: Dana Paparuz
Studio: IFC Films
Release Date: February 9, 2013
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