Starting December 5, you can watch a sociological documentary road movie, traveling in pursuit of the legacy of the priest Arsenie Boca. The film will be available to watch online for free until December 10 and there will also be an online discussion on the topics from the film on December 9.
The film is available on kinedok.net until December 10 and you need a voucher to view it for free. Please email us at films@kinedok.net and we will send it to you.
ARSENIE. AN AMAZING AFTERLIFE (Alexandru Solomon, 2023, Romania, Luxembrough, 96 min)
Thirty years after his death, the Romanian priest and mystic Arsenie Boca has become a local icon, ensnared in the web of mass devotion from followers and commercial interests alike. The line between his real life and mythical legends slowly fades, and his image is purchased by devotees as a talisman. Director Alexandru Solomon decides to trace the priest's true legacy in contemporary Romanian society: assembling a diverse group of heroes with different stories and relationships with Boca, they embark on a pilgrimage dedicated to him. The result is a conceptual and mosaic-like, satirical yet empathetic testimony about faith in a world undergoing multiple crises.
The film is available in all KineDok countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, and Hungary).
DISCUSSION: 9. 12., 7 PM (GMT+1)
Join a panel discussion (in English) on the topics from the film, that will be held on Monday on Facebook (@KineDok International) and our YouTube channel (@InstituteOfDocumentaryFilm). You can look forward to the director of the film Alexandru Solomon and the moderator will be anthropologist Simion Pop. More information will be shared soon, stay tuned!