Radu Jude

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Radu Jude is a Romanian film director and screenwriter born in Bucharest in 1977, known for his complex, often political, and anarchic films that explore historical memory, labor, and contemporary society. After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director and gained recognition for award-winning short films before directing his feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009). His work, which blends fact and fiction, uses found footage and contemporary culture, like TikTok, to offer scathing social commentary, earning him major awards from festivals such as Berlin and Sundance.

Most Popular Radu Jude Trailers

Total trailers found: 45

Scurt/4: Istorii de inimã neagrã Trailer (2014)

28 November 2014

Directed by four different filmmakers and produced by different production companies, these four short films share a common theme - life and death - and a common origin - all four are independent productions made with a little help from all our friends.

The Rage Trailer (2002)

29 November 2002

In a city full of "manele", drugs and illegal car races you don't survive unless you know how to pay.

In The Morning Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Two characters, one taxi, a crisis and a compromise.

Cinemaguerilla Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

A documentary about the New Romanian Cinema. "Cinemaguerilla" brings together over 30 interviews with directors, producers, actors, film historians and critics about what unites and what separates the New Wave of Romanian films.

Semiotic Plastic Trailer (2021)

19 December 2021

The life of human beings, seen from birth to old age. Only that this generic life is not represented with humans, but with the artefacts that we the humans have created for our children (or should we say ‘cubs’?), in order to prepare them for life: the toys.

A Fable Trailer (2020)

21 April 2020

In "Spaces #2", 7 internationally acclaimed directors shot, after commissioning by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, a short film at home, making their own timely comment on the new reality that we live in.

I Don't Know Trailer (2021)

11 June 2021

Invited by the goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden (Germany), Radu Jude created a self-portrait. A confinement diary made of his thoughts, his relationship to cinema, his inspirations or the streets, objects and people that surround him.

Amen. Trailer (2002)

27 February 2002

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews.

The Unknown Trailer (2026)

26 August 2026

Photographer David Zimmerman rarely leaves home until friends bring him to a wild party. He becomes fixated on a mysterious woman and follows her.

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Trailer (2023)

27 September 2023

On behalf of a multinational company, a production assistant drives around the Romanian city of Bucharest, interviewing various citizens who have been injured due to work accidents to cast one of them in a “safety at work” video.

It Can Pass Through the Wall Trailer (2014)

23 May 2014

An old man tries to play backgammon with friends while babysitting his granddaughter, who's terrified of the young suicide in their building.

Yes Trailer (2025)

17 September 2025

In the days following October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, resolve to say yes to everything.

Kontinental '25 Trailer (2025)

24 September 2025

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a homeless man from a cellar, an action with tragic consequences that triggers a moral crisis which Orsolya must weather as best she can.

Dracula Trailer (2025)

15 October 2025

In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Trailer (2005)

17 May 2005

After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care.

Aferim! Trailer (2015)

06 March 2015

Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.

Scarred Hearts Trailer (2017)

02 November 2017

During the summer of 1937, Emanuel, a young man in his early twenties, is committed to a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast for treatment of his bone tuberculosis.

The Diary of a Chambermaid Trailer (2027)

18 February 2027

Gianina, a young Romanian, works as a housekeeper for a bourgeois family in Bordeaux. In the evenings, she rehearses the role of a maid with an amateur theater troupe in an adaptation of The Diary of a Chambermaid by Octave Mirbeau.

Everybody in Our Family Trailer (2012)

13 February 2012

Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration.

The Dead Nation Trailer (2017)

25 August 2017

A documentary-essay which shows Costică Axinte's stunning collection of pictures depicting a Romanian small town in the thirties and forties.

The Potemkinists Trailer (2022)

25 May 2022

A gesture of defiance against Russia is made in 1905 by the sailors on the cruiser Potemkin, who received political asylum in Romania.

Eight Postcards from Utopia Trailer (2024)

10 August 2024

A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements, this brings together these documents of Romania’s long transition period, they are made to speak about life, love and death, about the body and human frailty, about nature and the supernatural, about recent history, and, of course, about socialism and capitalism.

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Trailer (2018)

28 September 2018

"I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians." These words, spoken in the Council of Ministers of the summer of 1941, started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front.

The Happiest Girl in the World Trailer (2009)

08 May 2009

Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company.

Uppercase Print Trailer (2020)

21 February 2020

In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani.

Caricaturana Trailer (2021)

05 August 2021

Inspired by an idea from Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein, director Radu Jude silently flips through satirical lithographs by 19th-century French artist Honoré-Victorin Daumier.

The Exit of the Trains Trailer (2020)

28 August 2020

A film composed entirely of archival photographs and documents related to the Iași Pogrom of June 1941.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Trailer (2021)

29 April 2021

Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet.

Greetings from Crîngași Trailer (2023)

15 September 2023

From the music of Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi, Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude crafts a coda to Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.

A Film for Friends Trailer (2011)

11 June 2011

A disillusioned man is filming his farewell letter before committing suicide.

Alexandra Trailer (2006)

10 December 2006

Tavi, a forty-year-old divorced father, comes to his ex-wife's home to repair his four-year-old daughter's bike.

Memories from the Eastern Front Trailer (2022)

10 February 2022

A cinematic analysis of a photo album made by a Romanian Army unit in WW2.

Cinema Almanac: Six Short Films by Radu Jude Trailer (2022)

01 July 2022

A compilation of short films by director Radu Jude: "The Marshal’s Two Executions" (2018), "Punish and Discipline" (2019), "Semiotic Plastic" (2021), "Caricaturana" (2021), "The Potemkinists" (2022), and "Memories from The Eastern Front" (2022).

Shadow of a Cloud Trailer (2013)

23 May 2013

In a torrid summer day in Bucharest, the priest Florin Florescu is called to a dying woman's side for saying a prayer.

COOL (News from Belarus) Trailer (2023)

08 June 2023

In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories.

Momo 3000 Trailer (2026)

13 May 2026

December 31, 1999. Quebec is a few hours from year 2000 and its potential bug. Trapped in a Montreal appartement, Momo needs only one thing to survive this nightmare: couscous.

The Marshal's Two Executions Trailer (2018)

25 October 2018

Two different views of the execution of Romanian wartime dictator Ion Antonescu confront one another.

Sleep #2 Trailer (2024)

10 August 2024

You say my poems are poetry? They're not. Yet if you understand they're not, - Then you see the poetry of them! Radu Jude’s desktop film, in which director considers Andy Warhol’s celebrity immortality with live footage of the artist’s grave in Pittsburgh.

Shot Reverse Shot Trailer (2026)

14 February 2026

During the 1980s, the American journalist Edward Serotta documented the harsh realities and Jewish life in socialist Romania.

The Tube with a Hat Trailer (2006)

01 November 2006

A father and son go to town to try to fix a broken TV set.

Dear Intellectuals Trailer (2020)

12 June 2020

Radu Jude's contribution to Cinem@casa, which he produced in isolation during the pandemic.

Punish and Discipline Trailer (2019)

15 October 2019

Punish: a reading of parts of a novel in which a military officer gives a clinical, amoral account about his role in the violent oppression of revolutionaries in 1848.

Lightning Trailer (2022)

19 October 2022

A tribute to Jonas Mekas

Stanka Goes Home Trailer (2010)

13 May 2010

When Mrs. Stanka Atanasova, an elderly and sick woman, enters her block of flats, she discovers that the elevator is out of order.

My Tired Father Trailer (2011)

14 June 2011

8-year-old Daria thinks she hears a mouse in the middle of the night. But when she wakes up her father for help, bigger family problems come to light.