The trailer for Lemonade, the first feature independent drama of director Ioana Uricaru (The Witness, short-film, 2012) has just been released. The leading role is played by Malina Manovici (Graduation, 2016). The movie is produced by Cristian Mungiu, winner of Palme d’Or in 2007.
About the film: “While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?”.
Lemonade is Romania / Canada / Germany / Sweden co-production. It will be released on February 19th, 2018, at Panorama Berlin International Film Festival.
Photo: Screen from the Trailer