TATA

TIFF DOCS, Toronto 2024

Original language: Romanian, Italian

Subtitles: English, Romanian

Directed by: Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc

Country: Romania, Germany, Netherlands

Year of production: 2024

Length: 82 minutes

Genre: documentary

After years of estrangement, Lina, a Moldovan journalist, receives a video message from her father, a migrant worker in Italy, showing bruises on his arms. Equipping him with a hidden camera so that he may find justice, Lina finds herself on a parallel journey — uncovering a pattern of domestic violence that has plagued her family for generations. Filmed across Italy, Moldova, and Romania, TATA is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity. It tells the story of a daughter's emotionally poignant quest to break the cycle for herself, the next generation, and even for the one who hurt her.

Credits

Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc – Director

Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc – Script

Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovîi – Cinematography

Radu Ciorniciuc, Ciprian Cimpoi, Andrei Gorgan – Editing

Hugo Dijkstal – Sound

Casting

Pavel Vdovîi

Lina Vdovîi

Liudmila Vdovîi

Radu Ciorniciuc

Aster Ciorniciuc

Valeria Vdovîi