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Secluded from the world, in XIX century rural Romania,
a widow and mother of three must defend what’s left of her family, at all costs, from an old family friend turned foe.
Based on one of the best-known Romanian tales (The Goat and Her Three Kids by Ion Creangă), this film aims to unveil the true nature of the famed bedtime story
and to treat the audience to a different perspective, one that offers a glimpse of what the tragedy looks like beyond the happy songs and affable characters.
Included in the primary education cycle shortly after being published and illustrated in the opening pages of the teachers alphabet between the 70s and the 90s, The Goat and Her Three Kids by Ion Creangă is still one of the most popular and controversial Romanian bedtime stories.
Proof of this are the millions of views that the animated versions of the same story still receive on-line till this day.
The movie follows in closely to the original storyline augmenting its subtleties and, for the most part, keeping its dialogs.
THRILLER | HORROR | ROMANIA | 4K | 5.1 | 83 MIN
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D I R E C T O R
If you are taken aback by my approach on our childhood story, know that it is only normal. Most likely, you are not the only one thinking that this is not how the story went. I’d urge you to give it another read. It is our gift to come into this world equipped to experience things in their purest form and entirely neglect any foulness or malintent. This story is closely tied to our upbringing, our families, our first days of school, and our friends. So naturally, you carry with you a preconception as you walk into the cinema. I must admit it was the same preconception that swayed me to set out on this adventure and I must apologize for choosing such an important piece of literature for my debut as a film director! I underestimated the task that was at hand by thinking: "it’s just a short, simple bedtime story with a little hidden gore."
However, during the last 6 years of my life that I dedicated towards the completion of this project, I had plenty of time to come to my senses and, hopefully, managed to do it justice after all.
Before I go on, I must acknowledge that, so far, I have addressed only the Romanian public. That doesn’t mean the movie can’t be watched by anyone regardless of nationality! I just felt like I owed everyone that grew up with this story a special introduction.
Regarding "why this story?" the answer is rather simple. No one has ever done it before. The realization that there were no adaptations of this story out there to be watched was nothing short of an epiphany for me. And much more important than that, my wife was on board with the idea!
The first external source of inspiration had to be my former acting teacher, Romania’s acting icon and the fricking mother of God, Maia Morgenstern! It felt so natural that the two should come together, her and this iconic role, that I am confident it was just a mere matter of time till someone else would have made it happen. And how lucky am I to have been the instrument that coalesced them?
Now, I am not a superstitious man, nor do I hold any firm reasons to believe in destiny, but I must admit, sometimes, in retrospect, it feels like this project had a mind of its own and that we were there just to do its bidding. Through a series of events, the antagonist of the story, the big bad wolf, came to life through the unique figure of Marius Bodochi who, through his talent, decades of experience, haunting voice, and charisma, gave us all the wolf we never knew this film needed!
Finally, I’d like to leave you with this: If you happen to watch The Goat and Her Three Kids know that I have done everything that was in my power to make the movie I wanted to watch. To what extent I managed to pull it off really doesn’t matter! What matters is that, when you watch it, you’re seeing much more than just an adaptation of a famous plot. You are seeing the conglomerated result of combined efforts, of risk, passion, teamwork, immense sacrifice, and a childhood promise that I was fortunate enough to see fulfilled.
P R O D U C E R
One thing I've learned about the industry, living in the USA, is that audience’s preawareness (comfortable familiarity) regarding your movies plot is crucial.
I can’t guarantee it but I believe this is the only way independent film producers will have a feature in the industry. So if you’re planning on making an INDI film, make sure you make one the public is already waiting for. Also, equally important , is that you put some heart into it out of respect for your audience and for your craft.
That was the main reason we chose The Goat and Her Three Kids.
Second reason being it was a great idea!
Back in the day when we were kids (70s-90s), all our ABCs began the same way; with the Goat and Her Three Kids.
On top of that, since its debut in 1875 and to the present, this story has been promoted in textbooks, in comics, games, filmstrips, plays and animations, so much so that it became part of our nations identity, making it almost impossible to find a single adult Romanian that never heard about The Goat and Her Three Kids.
To reinforcing this statement I’ll leave you with a fragment of Sadoveanu’s text, written around the age of 40:
„The book that I would agonize over, dragging my finger across its pages, wide eyed, big curly lines, twisted and jumbled like a swarm of insects was Creanga's ABCs. It was a book without any pictures, tangled and mysterious. I’ve had memorized almost all the normal words and, still, in front of me laid a riddle. When, suddenly, like through a flash of light, I’d found it’s key...
(...) I couldn't say what sudden understanding, sprung out of my tender being, that like lightning tided together sounds, signs and words. A moment before I was standing before hieroglyphs. Now, with a biting heart , I understood that I had the key to unlocking the riddles of reading.
This hour of light and great understanding remained tied together in my memory to The Goat and Her Three Kids...”.
Mihail Sadoveanu (5 nov 1880 – 19 oct 1961)
(fragments from “În amintirea lui Creangă”, 1920)
photos by ADRIAN NASTASE
A C T O R S
It’s impossible to imagine a better fit for the iconic role of the widowed mother than MAIA MORGENSTERN, a cinematic symbol and a symbol for the whole Romanian theater, winner of countless international awards and easily the best known and most appreciated Romanian actress.
On the flipside of the same coin we have MARIUS BODOCHI, a theatrical star, valued by the entire country and a treasure of the National Theater of Bucharest , who through his unique style and distinctive voice brought flesh to bone to the famed antagonist.
Interpreting the roles of the three kids are ANTONIO POPESCU, RAZVAN ILINA and SILVIU CORBU each reminding us in their own personal way that at the rut of acting lies the pleasure and capability to play.
photos by ADRIAN NASTASE
C R E W
Writer and Director - VICTOR CANACHE
Producer and Art Director LUANA GEORGIŢĂ
Director of Photography - LULU DE HILLERIN (The Protégé)
Editing - TUDOR D. POPESCU (Gopo Award for best editing) and VICTOR CANACHE
Sound recording RADU NICOLAE (The Nun)
Sound design and music SEBASTIAN SZEMLYE (Gopo Award for best sound)
VFX Supervisor OCTAVIAN URECHE (Jurassic World; Hawaii).
photos by ALEX BRENDEA
T R A I L E R R E A C T I O N S
„I ALWAYS FOUD THIS STORY DISTURBING, BUT I NEVER WHAT AN INCREDIBL E MOVIE IT WOULD MAKE, CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT. „
FOR REAL? I CAN’T BELIVE IT! HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS MADE BY US... IT’S UNREAL. MAIA AND MARIUS FIT THE ROLES SO WELL...”
GOD, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS MOVIE, I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER BEEN SO EAGER TO WATCH A MOVE BEFORE. IT’S AUTHENTIC, IT’S A LESON FOR ALL GENERATIONS.”
„WOOWW!!!! THIS IS ROMANIA!!! HOW MUCH POTENTIAL, FASCINATING TOP QUALITY!!! WITH POSITIVE EXASPERATION I WOULD GLADLY PAY FOR A TICKET!!!!”
„BRILIANT IDEA”
„FINALY A ROMANIAN MOVIE WOTH SEING IN THE CINEMA”
„DAMN! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT”
„WOW! THIS IS PURE GOLD!”
A B O U T T H E P R O D U C T I O N
C R E D I T S
a film by
VICTOR CANACHE
BASED ON THE GOAT AND HER THREE KIDS BY ION CREANGĂ (1875)
produced by
LUANA GEORGIȚĂ
VICTOR CANACHE
executive producer
VINICIUS CORDOȘ
executive producers
DIMITRIOS TSITSOPOULOS
ELENA TSITSOPOULOS
co-executive producers
CĂLIN MOIGRĂDAN
TIBERIU HRAB
LUMINIȚA ISPAS
LILIANA ONIȚĂ LENCO
AUREL VELICANU
DORU PUSCAS
MIHAI CRIHANĂ
director of photography
LULU DE HILLERIN
art director
LUANA GEORGIȚĂ
editing
VICTOR CANACHE
TUDOR D. POPESCU
sound design and music
SEBASTIAN ZSEMLYE
special thanks
GEORGIȚĂ ION
GEORGIȚĂ TUDOR
MAIA MORGENSTERN
MARIUS BODOCHI
THE GOAT AND HER THREE KIDS
PRODUCTION MANAGER
LUANA GEORGIŢĂ
1'ST AD
ISABELA VON TENT
VFX SUPERVISOR
OCTAVIAN URECHE
COLOR GRADING
RĂZVAN DIMITRIU
CAST
The Goat
The wolf
Youngest Kid
Oldest Kid
second Kid
secript supervisor
storyboard
production asistants
scenografia
constructori decor
recuziter sef
recuziteri
patină decor
efecte speciale filmare
costume
asistenţi costume
machiaj si machiaj prostetic
director de imagine
camera A
camera B
director de imagine echipa a 2-a
focus puller camera A
asistenţi camera A
focus puller camera B
asistent camera B
tehnician gimbal
director de imagine material aditional
pilot drona A
operator cameră drona A
pilot drona B
inginer sunet
microfonist
DIT
gaffer
best boy electric
best boy electric
key grip
best boy grip
tehnician crane
fotografi platou
dublură Capra
dublură Lup
coordonator de cascade
dublură Lup
cascadori utilitari
mulțumiri
cioara
stăpâni Cronco
catering
bucătar
transport
cazare
contabilitate
asigurare
închiriere echipamente
închiriere recuzită
mulțumiri
închiriere costume
mulțumiri
POSTPRODUCȚIE
studio montaj
montaj
montaj trailer
studio sunet
mixaj sunet
muzică
editare dialog
artist zgomote
înregistrare zgomote
studio post-producție imagine
colorist
post-producție și efecte vizuale
supervizor efecte vizuale
mulțumiri
motion graphics
traduceri
subtitrare
autor poster
MAIA MORGENSTERN
MARIUS BODOCHI
ANTONIO GAVRILĂ
RĂZVAN ILINA
SILVIU CORBU
CLEOPATRA MEDVETCHI
VICTOR CANACHE
LUCA VLAD
DANIEL NUŢĂ
NICOLETA APPERTI
LUANA GEORGIŢĂ
VICTOR CANACHE
ION GEORGIŢĂ
TUDOR GEORGIŢĂ
VICTOR CANACHE
LUANA GEORGIŢĂ
ANDREI ȘOVA
ȘTEFAN ȘOVA
TUDOR GEORGIŢĂ
BIANCA MARIA PĂUN
TUDOR GEORGIŢĂ
IOLANDA MUTU JR.
RALUCA DANIELA OPREA
DANIELA DIACONESCU
ALINA BEDELEANU
CRISTINA DRAGUSIN
CRISTINA CALARA
DANIEL DOBRE
LULU DE HILLERIN
ALEX BRENDEA
CĂTĂLIN NICA
ALEX BRENDEA
ANDREI KARASTANEF
IONUŢ OCHIANĂ
RADU BARBU
CĂTĂLIN NICA
CONSTANTIN STAN
VALENTIN LUSCAN
IONUŢ OCHIANĂ
ALEXANDRU CONSTANTINESCU
CĂTĂLIN VOINEA
DAN BONDRILA
ALEX BRENDEA
RADU NICOLAE
VLAD VOINESCU
MIHAI TĂNĂSESCU
VASILE DODU
MIHAI GRÂNARU
ADRIAN DOBRE
LAURENŢIU HARASIM
MARIAN DARIE
ION DARIE
ADRIAN NĂSTASE
RAFAEL GABOR
ALEX BRENDEA
DELIA POPESCU
OANA POPESCU
VICTOR CANACHE
PETRE MARIN
LUCIAN RĂDUCANU
DANI VISAN
PAUL BUDEANU
COSMIN SOARE
RĂZVAN PUIU
CRONCO
SIMONA MODORAN
MITI MODORAN
CASA GURMANDULUI
CRISTINA CĂPĂŢÂNĂ
BARTOLOMEI TIBERIU
DIACONU BOGDAN
LILIANA CHIVA
IOTU IONEL (ȘEF TOTO)
RĂZVAN VOINA
PENSIUNEA ENOTHERA ROSEMA
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CENTRUL DE ECHITAȚIE LA COPACI
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FIX FILM
AZITROF CONSULTING
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ELENA DUȚESCU
TEO GORAȘ
TIBERIU POPESCU
ENĂCHESCU GHEORGHE
APOSTOIU MIRELA EMILIA
STUDIOURILE BUFTEA
PIEPTARE POPULARE BISTRIȚA
CUFĂRUL ACTORILOR
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INA BOZDOG
POSTLIGHT
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OKTO
OCTAVIAN URECHE
RAOUL WENTZEL
CĂTĂLINA BIDIU
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VICTOR CANACHE
DENISE JOSSE
LUANA GEORGIȚĂ
EUGEN ERHAN
MUZICĂ
Cântă cucu-n vârf de nuc
Autor muzical: tradițional
Artist: Sofia Vicoveanu
Caval : SILVESTRU LUNGOCI
Editor: UCMR-ADA România
© & (P) 1987, Electrecord România
ISRC ROB011642535
Fluierașe și buciume și bocet
Autor muzical: Mihai Moldovan
Artist: Corul National de Cameră Madrigal
Editor: UCMR-ADA România
© & (P) 1995, Electrecord România
ISRC ROB012191841
Doină din Maramureș
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Voce: Maria Casandra Hauși
Ney: Mehdi Aminian
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ILUSTRAŢII
Coca Crețoiu
ABECEDAR
Editura de stat didactică și pedagogică, București 1975
Marian Barbu
MULȚUMIRI
Alina Celia Cumpan
Cera Stan
Vinicius Cordoș
Adrian Năstase
Cătălin Constantin Nicolae
Liliana Oniță Lenco
Aurel Velicanu (Rache)
Andra Roxana Stanciu
Constanța Bârloiu
Kristi Hutchinson
Kimbirdlee Fadner
Cristina Petrescu
John Bikis
Bogdan Banu
Marie-Louise Paulesc
George Acsente
Adrian Barbu
Ioana Mandache
Toni Cristian Tănase
Gabi Suciu
Teo Goraș
Authentic Society for Language and Romanian Culture
Stan Mansion
Tibi Hrab
Bogdan Năstase
Mihai Lehene
Asociația Românilor din New England
Andreea Onofras
Cătălin Stelian-Shanks
Andre Cappon
Raluca Cimpoiașu
Dorian Branea
Sabin Pop
Adriana Bikis
Otilia Baraboi
Paul Bara
Maria-Cristina Iordan
Vera Mijojlic
Anca Hrab
Bogdan Rusu
Milea Oana Maria
Cătălin Voinea
Bogdan Popescu
PRIMĂRIA MALU CU FLORI
Ion Constantin – Primar
Ionel Duțescu – Viceprimar
Georgiana Farcaș
Pop Valentina – proprietar casa Lupului
Stoica Mirena
TIBERIU POPESCU
DELIA POPESCU
Mihai Popescu
Oana Popescu
Mihaela Farcaș
Florin Cepoi
Darius Ivașcu
Constantin Ivașcu
MULȚUMIRI PATREON-ILOR
Sarajane Matias
Dorin Ulicean
Lorelei Dumitrescu
Adrian Talapan
Alina Sânziana Filipoaia
Sebi Popa
Tibi Hrab
Bianca Tulea
Rusalina Mincu
Dragos Gabriel
Teodor Candrea
Vlad Iliescu
MULȚUMIRI SUSȚINĂTORILOR CAMPANIILOR DE CROWDFUNDING
Branka Paicu
Moldovan Alexandru
George Stoian
Chungsoo Lee
Mircea Goia
Teodor Goraș
Cătălin Stelian
Denise Josse
Daniel Tudorache
Cătălina Elena
Tiberiu Buzdugan
Roxana Patrașciuc
Pascale Baladi
Ioana Muthi
Emanuel Petrescu
Cosmin Gabriel Cucoș
Harșian Călin Liviu
Doce Viorel
Vasile S. Grigore
Cera Stan
Adriana Constantinescu
Cristina Susan
Ina Gurău
Dragos Cărbuneanu
Andreea Grigore
Sorana Bîrsan
Gabriel Sabiescu
Răzvan Dragan
Octavia Coza
John Billy
Alex Stan
Niță Bogdan Mihaiță
Ludviga Batormora
Simona Garcia
Bessie Tsitsopoulos
Elena Stan
Marius Stan
Marina Zouzias
Ciprian Margarint
Alexandra Ciuciuc
Ana Maria Buca
Mihaluta Irina
Adi Sandu
Iulian Sîrbu
Claire Olivia Lebigot
Ioana Stamanichi
Zainea Florin
Mihaela Tudor
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