Venice International Film Festival 2026
Audience Award, Venice International Film Festival 2026
Rebeca, a young Roma girl prepares to leave the orphanage, she calls home, hoping that her father's release from prison will finally give her the family the way she always wanted. When she gets into the university to study acting, it feels that her life is finally moving forward. But just as she starts to settle in this new world, her past catches up with her, forcing her to make choices she can no longer postpone.
A graduate of UNATC Bucharest, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Alina Șerban is an award-winning actress, writer, and stage and film director. Her films, Alone at My Wedding, was screened at Cannes; Gipsy Queen earned multiple Best Actress awards, and Housekeeping for Beginners was screened at the Venice Film Festival. Her directorial debut, I Matter, returns her to Venice. She is a Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit in Romania.
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