DAY OF THE TIGER / TIGRU
World Premiere International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
Haunted by the true story of an animal’s escape from a zoo in Sibiu, Romanian filmmaker Andrei Tănase’s subtle exploration of love and loss is set in a town terrified by a tiger on the loose.
While emotionally drained vet Vera goes about her day, her small world is shaken by the arrival of a new resident at the zoo. Kept as a pet in a cage in a disused pool, the tiger awakens her nurturing side. But as revelations about her marriage and past unravel, the escape of the big cat brings things to a tense conclusion. The primal pull of the animal kingdom versus Vera’s complex inner torment is played out with minimal dialogue against a soundtrack of the natural world.
DIRECTOR Andrei Tănase
PRODUCERS Anamaria Antoci, Irena Isbășescu, Adrian Silișteanu
COPRODUCERS Graal Films, Konstantina Stavrianou, Rena Vougioukalou
PRODUCTION COMPANY Domestic FILM SALES Totem Films
SCREENPLAY Andrei Tănase
CINEMATOGRAPHY Barbu Bălășoiu
EDITOR Smaro Papaevangelou
ASSISTANT EDITOR Elena Demesticha
PRODUCTION DESIGN Alexandra Alma Ungureanu
SOUND DESIGN Marius Leftărache, Marian Bălan
MUSIC JB Dunckel
CAST Cătălina Moga, Paul Ipate, Alex Velea