Golden Bear in Romanian "Bad luck, banging or loony porn": satire of intimate videos on the web

Director Radu Jude

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05 March 2021 The Romanian film "Bad luck, banging or loony porn", a satire on double standards in times of intimate videos that go viral without the knowledge of those concerned, won the

at the 71st virtual only edition of the Berlin Film Festival.

film

on a teacher from Bucharest who suffers the consequences of the online publication, in spite of herself, of a video where she has sex.

Romania thus conquers again the most prestigious trophy of the Berlinale after taking it home in 2018 with 'Touch me not' by Adinia Pintilie, present among the jurors of this edition.

The trophies will be awarded in June in a ceremony where the winners will be there in person.

The

went to 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy' by Japanese director

.

Second

in three years for the Mexican

, in the running with "Una pelicula de policias", praised for "the masterful use of editing".

The

goes to South Korean

, whose "Introduction" started as a favorite. 

The German hosts, with four out of fifteen films competing, take home the

(

in 'I'm your Man "by Maria Schrader) and a jury prize for the documentary "Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse", dedicated to an elderly teacher struggling with immigrant pupils.

The French filmmakers, present with Celine Sciamma ("Petite Maman") and Xavier Beauvois ("Albatros") in an edition that has Eastern European cinema has seen a great deal of success.

other

went to the Hungarian representation:

for Best Director with "Natural Light" and

as Best Supporting Actress for "Forest" by Bence Fliegauf.