Auntie Lican the Hunchback
Synopsis
Eva flies back from France expecting a simple funeral. What she gets is a hunchbacked grandma, a furious village priest, and a coffin that just won’t fit. With the church refusing to bend and the body refusing to straighten, Eva is forced to navigate small-town absurdities, family pressure, and funeral logistics that defy common sense. As tradition clashes with practicality, she must find a way to lay her grandma to rest, without completely losing her mind.
A dark comedy about death, dignity, and the bizarre rituals we cling to in the name of respect.
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Actors (9)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Tajine Studio
- Foreign production company : Ideas Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Simon P.R. Bewick
- Screenwriter : Paul-Razvan Macovei
- Director of Photography : Patru Paunescu
- Music Composer : Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
- Assistant director : Stefania Ispas
- Editor : Andrei Balasoiu
- Sound Recordist : Ștefan Azaharoaie
- Foreign Producer : Ionut Ionescu
- Voice : Carol Ionescu
- Assistant Operator : Ciprian Vidroiu
- Production Manager : Lucian Pauna
- Sound Editor : Marian Balan
- Production Designer : Alexandra Secareanu
- Animation : Simon P.R. Bewick
- Grader : Ruxandra Staicu
- Make-up Artist : Simina Bradeanu
- Sound Mixer : Marian Balan
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French, Romanian
- Coproducer countries : France, Romania
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Romania)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 14 min 58 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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