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2022 Sarasota Film Festival

Poppy Field

2020โ€ข 1 hr 23 minโ€ข Romaniaโ€ข English, French, Romanian

Screenings

  • ๐Ÿ“…

    Friday, April 1 at 12:01 AM EDT

    Ends 11:59 PM EDT

  • ๐Ÿ“…

    Tuesday, April 5 at 9:15 PM EDT

    Ends 10:45 PM EDT

    ๐Ÿ“

    Sarasota Municipal Auditorium

About this film

Poppy Field follows the struggle of a young Romanian gendarme, Cristi, who tries to find the balance between two apparently opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a secret. While his long-distance French boyfriend, Hadi, is visiting him, Cristi is called in for an intervention at a movie theatre, where an ultra-nationalist, homophobic group has interrupted the screening of a queer film. After one of the protesters threatens to out him, Cristi spirals out of control.

Credits

Director
Eugen Jebeleanu
Producer
Velvet Moraru
Screenwriter
Ioana Moraru
Cinematographer
Marius Panduru
Editor
Catalin Cristutiu
Sound Design
Alexandru Dragomir
Production Design
Velica Panduru
Cast
Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi
Narrative Feature

Trailer

Poppy Field
Poppy Field โ€” production still