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Sieranevada is a 2016 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Cristi Puiu and starring Mimi Brănescu. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father.[6] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8][1] It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[9][10]
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| Directed by | Cristi Puiu |
| Written by | Cristi Puiu |
| Produced by | Anca Puiu |
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| Cinematography | Barbu Bălășoiu |
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| Music by | Bojan Gagić[2] |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
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| Language | Romanian |
| Budget | €1.4 million[4] |
| Box office | $243,033[5] |
The film is produced through Mandragora SRL in collaboration with Studioul de Creație Cinematografică Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2006 d.o.o., Croatia's Spiritus Movens, Macedonia's Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production and France's Alcatraz Films. It received 1,639,000 lei in support from the Romanian National Film Centre, 200,000 euro from Eurimages, 91,500 euro from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and 84,000 euro from the Macedonian Film Fund.[6]
Filming took place in Bucharest from January to March 2015.[6]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 49 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sieranevada targets a narrow viewing demographic, but hits its targets with intelligence, humor, and patient craft."[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]
At the 2017 Gopo Awards, Sieranevada won the following:[13][14]
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