Dragos Binder is doing research in order to write a fiction film based on the true event of his parents fleeing the country in the 80s communist Romania, but then he changes the subject, moving the camera lens on himself.
A young novice sneaks out of her convent to deal with a matter that cannot be delayed.
An unsolved case. An unknown criminal. An obsessed cop. His investigation plunges him into a world of darkness and violence, pulling everyone around him into a web of destructive passion and revenge.
Based on true events, The Ladder follows the spiritual journey of Andrei, a sensitive, socially awkward young man who turns to acting in his search for true happiness. After the fall of communism, he is blinded by the illusion of freedom and democracy and faces a series of brutal events that have deeply marked Romania's recent history. Finding comfort in playing the part of Aliosa in a stage adaptation of The Karamazov Brothers, he becomes closer and closer to his character, gradually discovering the way to understanding divinity.
Based on true events, The Ladder follows the spiritual journey of Andrei, a sensitive, socially awkward young man who turns to acting in his search for true happiness. After the fall of communism, he is blinded by the illusion of freedom and democracy and faces a series of brutal events that have deeply marked Romania's recent history. Finding comfort in playing the part of Aliosa in a stage adaptation of The Karamazov Brothers, he becomes closer and closer to his character, gradually discovering the way to understanding divinity.
Emanuel Parvu (born 12 February, 1979; Bucharest) is a Romanian film and theatre actor,director and writer. He was born in Bucuresti, Romania. He graduated at National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2006 . Along side with Adrian Titieni, Daniela Vitcu and Radu Niculescu, they started the first Film Acting Master Studies in Romania at Ovidius University in Constanta. Other notable works as director - Totul e foarte departe (2018), Meda sau Partea nu prea fericita a lucrurilor (2017) and Mikado (2021). Notable works as actor - Miracle (dir. Bogdan George Apetri), 5 minutes (dir. Dan Chisu), Aniversarea (dir. Dan Chisu), Tales from the Golden Age (dir. Cristian Mungiu)