the forest is like the mountains/ Der Wald ist wie die Berge
documentary, 101min, HD, 16:9, Romania, 2014
Co-directing: Christiane Schmidt and Didier Guillain
Editor: Lena Hatebur
Production: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, München
Verleih: arsenal filminstitut
Cinema: fsk Kino – am Oranienplatz, cinéma l’Aventure, Brussels
Streaming: filmfriend
Festivals: Berlinale/ Forum, Visions du Réel, Internationales Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund/Köln, documentarist Istanbul, Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München, Pelicam International Film Festival, Artfilmfest Trencin, Astra Film Sibiu, Mostra Sao Paulo, Duisburger Filmwoche, Scanorama European Film Forum, Beeld voor Beeld Amsterdam, Nonfiktionale, dokumentarfilmwoche hamburg, Trento Filmfestival
Awards:
International Women’s Film Festival 2014- Beste Nachwuchsbildgestaltung
Nonfiktionale 2015- Sachtler Kamerapreis
Provinziale Eberswalde 2015- Dokumentarfilmpreis
Synopsis:
On the main road you walk on sand. From the hilltop you hear the whole village. In the summertime you can cool down in the river. Anamaria is looking for her love. To Aronela her faith is important. In the time of Ceausescu Elena used to work in the tractor factory. Aron is the local representative of the Partida Romilor. He feels responsible for his family and the village. Beniamin and Simon take us along into the forest. The forest is like the mountains, do you see ?, says losif.
In the summer of 2004, Elena and Aron Lingurar asked us if we wanted to become the Godparents of their daughter Anamaria. Since then we have seen each other almost every year and at some point we suggested making this movie portrait with them.
Press:
Bert Rebhandl/ cargo-film/
“What is the woman filming? ” “The world.” PADUREA E CA MUNTELE, VEZI ?, is to me the highlight of this Berlinale
Bert Rebhandl/ FAZ
“Ein Weltgedicht aus dem Karpatendorf”
Serge Kaganski/ Les Inrocks-Berlinale#1
Magnifique « The Forest Is Like The Mountain » – ‘The most beautiful fllm of this first Berlinale round’
Christiane Schmidt 