The story is set in Romania, in the years following the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Young Nelu lives in a remote peasant village. The death of his grandfather marks the end of his youth. The day after his grandfather's funeral (a ceremony preceded, a few hours earlier and in the same church, by his sister's wedding), Nelu travels to Bucharest, the Romanian capital that after the fall of Ceaușescu is going through a tumultuous period of economic development, to find work.
The story is set in Romania, in the years following the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Young Nelu lives in a remote peasant village. The death of his grandfather marks the end of his youth. The day after his grandfather's funeral (a ceremony preceded, a few hours earlier and in the same church, by his sister's wedding), Nelu travels to Bucharest, the Romanian capital that after the fall of Ceaușescu is going through a tumultuous period of economic development, to find work.
It explores the tragic events leading up to the murder of 21-year-old Willy Monteiro Duarte, highlighting the intertwining of chance encounters, rivalries, and latent tensions.
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