Ink Wash
Australian Premiere.
Director
Runtime
90 Minutes
Country
Romania, Greece, Denmark
Classification
Unclassified 15+
The first feature film from director Sarra Tsorakidis is a mesmerising debut which follows artist Lena (Ilinca Hărnuț) as she recovers from a difficult break up. Trying to rediscover her sense of self and artistic voice, she accepts a commission to paint murals during the refurbishment of a luxury brutalist hotel in the Romanian woods.
Taking refuge in her work, Lena is surrounded by forests and nature. Initially fearing her feelings, and what’s to come, she leans in and begins to see a new approach to being in this world where — regardless of what is said — no one truly knows what they’re doing. But a dark night of the soul, like everything else in life, can be received as a gift. Plus, if your eyes are open, there are new adventures and people to discover around every bend.
"Sarra Tsorakidis has tapped into the zeitgeist with her devastating debut...Ink Wash feels like a hybrid of early Romanian New Wave with a fresh vision of what contemporary cinema from the country can be."
The Film Verdict
Film Credits
Director
Sarra Tsorakidis
Year
2024
Country
Romania, Greece & Denmark
Language
Romanian, English, German & Danish
Subtitles
English
Type
Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
Feature Fiction Competition & World Cinema
Producer
Anca Puiu
Writer
Ilinca Hărnut & Sarra Tsorakidis
Cinematographer
Radu Voinea
Editor
Smaro Papaevagelou
Cast
Ilinca Hărnut, Kenneth M. Christensen & Radouan Leflahi
Film Source
Shellac
Genre
Art, Drama & Women
Purchase Tickets
Saturday 26 Oct 2024
05:30 pm
Ink Wash
Palace Nova Eastend:
Palace Nova Eastend Eximax
Sunday 3 Nov 2024
11:00 am
Ink Wash
The Piccadilly:
The Piccadilly: Cinema 1
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