The Spruce Forest

Section: Zilele Filmului Românesc
Title: Pădurea de molizi
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Cast: Coca Bloos, Mircea Andreescu, Ionut Caras, Silva Helena Schmidt
Duration: 1h 15m
Country: România, Republic of Moldova
Language: ro
Year: 2025

Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation. The testimony of a survivor of this genocide questions the very notion of historical truth and reveals forgotten traumas with potentially devastating consequences today.