Cast

Adriana Bailescu Zsolt Bogdán Ovidiu Crisan Elena Ivanca Cornel Raileanu Maria Seles

Credits

Written by: Doru Lupeanu
Cinematography: Adrian Silisteanu
Editing: Eugen Kelemen

Plot

Aron, a 5-year-old boy, sets together with his worried father on a journey at the end of which he wishes, like the superheroes in the comic books, to save his mother suffering from a heart condition.

Sinekatalog’s take

A five-year-old boy sets out with his worried father on a journey, hoping like his comic-book heroes to save his mother from a heart condition. The short is tender, funny and heartbreaking by turns. An affecting Romanian miniature about childhood and fear.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (414 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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