After long troubled journeys through a couple of continents Rodica Gruia (Alice Gruia's grandmother) and Rodica Grill made Sydney their home and each other their best friend. This character-driven and intimate double portrait is about the lust for life, the humour, power and wisdom of two women, who could not be more different and yet similar, more extraordinary and yet ordinary at the same time.
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Reviews
A charming, warm-hearted, humorous film. Tagesspiegel
A film that resonates. Missy Magazine
The outtakes of everyday life paint a portrait of two interesting lives. It is something I wish we saw more often. Sydney Morning Herald
A debut film of great sensibility. Siciliambiente Film Festival Jury statement
Festivals and awards
Berlinale 2012
German Films Festival in Australia
Krakow Documentary Film Festival
Siciliambiente Film Festival (FIRST PRIZE)
Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Central European Film Festival Medias (amonst others)
Credits
Funded by Filmstiftung NRW
Director and producer: Alice Gruia
Editing: Heike Parplies
Director of Photography: Sanne Kurz, Luca Chiari, Tom Wight, Alice Gruia
Sound: Warren Read, Luca Chiari, Nicla Comparin
Music: Jan Partke
Postproduction: We Fade To Grey
Sound Editing: Marcel Knuth, Michael Frenken
Sound Mixing: Marcel Knuth, Tilo Busch
Colour Correction: Isabell Brockmann
Artwork: Marc Daniel Karkowsky
Translations: Maya Scheller, Mike Brunt
