Silver Bear - Grand Jury Award and the Alfred Bauer Award in the 2010 Berlinale competition, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle will end the first day dedicated to Romanian cinema at the 10th edition of the Transilvania IFF. Much acclaimed by the critics and a local box office hit, Florin Serban's film will be screened starting 9 45 PM in the Ursus Open Air.
The film tells the story of Silviu, a young delinquent, is about to be released from reform school. Only five days to go. But ever since he learned that his mother has suddenly reappeared on the scene after a long absence and is determined to take his young brother away to live with her, these five days have seemed like an eternity. Silviu himself has raised his little brother and loves him as if he were his own son. He has to take care of this situation from within the reform school walls...
Leading actors George Pistereanu and Ada Condeescu, director Florin Serban, screenwriter and producer Catalin Mitulescu will join the Transilvania IFF audience for the screening.