Toto and his Sisters

Name: Toto and his Sisters
Director: Alexander Nanau
Released: 2014

Alexander Nanau 2014

Following his Emmy award-winning observational documentary, Alexander Nanau brings us the astonishing family story of Toto (10), and his sisters, Ana (17) and Andreea (15). During their mother’s imprisonment, Toto passionately learns dancing, reading and writing, while his sisters try to keep the family together in a world that has long forgotten what the innocence of childhood should be. What happens when we discover that we can get more from life than our parents have to offer?

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Running Time:

93 min.

Spoken Languages:

Romanian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Alexander Nanau

Producers:

Valeriu Nicolae, Catalin Mitulescu, Alexander Nanau, Marcian Lazar, Hanka Kastelicova (HBO)

Cinematographers:

Alexander Nanau

Editors:

Alexander Nanau, George Cragg, Mircea Olteanu

Production Companies:

STRADA FILM SRL

Press

Variety

Alexander Nanau’s immersive, hands-off docu is a powerful look at siblings in a Bucharest slum unlikely to escape the grip of drugs, poverty and a monstrous mother.
The Hollywood Reporter

All the more effective for never needing to underline the severity of its protagonists' plight.
PopMatters

It offers complication and nuance, as well as respect for the kids' ingenuity, their generosity, and their havoc.
Slant Magazine

It conjures up risky, relevant, and quite personal ideas about drug prohibition and conveys experiences in recovery that are rattling.

Festival Participation

Zurich Film Festival
Tromso Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Open City Doc Fest
DocAviv
Human Rights Human Wrongs Film Festival
Festival of Tolerance
San Sebastian Film Festival
Munich Dokfest
Tribeca Film Festival

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