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