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Illegitimate (2016)

Illegitimate poster
Original title
Ilegitim
Directed by
Adrian Sitaru
Genre
drama film
Country
Romania, France, Poland
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
Κ-18
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A brother and sister are in a secret incestuous relationship. Their bond is tested as family and society begin to close in on them.

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What happens

Illegitimate (Romanian: Ilegitim) is a 2016 Romanian drama film directed by Adrian Sitaru. The film premiered at 2016 Berlin Film Festival, where it received C.I.C.A.E Award Also, the film won the Golden Arena for the Best Film (Pula, Croatia), Namur Award for the Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Adrian Titieni), and Prix Sauvage - Special Mention-Best Actress (Alina Grigore) at L’Europe autour de l’Europe, Paris. The film shows the story of two siblings, brother - Romeo Anghelescu (Robi Urs) and sister - Sasha Anghelescu (Alina Grigore), who have an incestuous love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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