LimonadeLemonade
Official Selection | Panorama – Berlinale 2018
While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30-year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Marais faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want? The lead role, Mara, is played by Malina Manovici (Graduation) and this first feature by loana Uricaru is produced by Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu.
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Ioana Uricaru was born and raised in Romania, where she studied biology before turning to filmmaking and film studies. She holds an MFA in film and television production and a Pd.D. in critical studies, both from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. She is an Alumna of Berlinale Talents (2008 and Script Station 2009), the Cannes cinefondation Residence Programme, the Sundance Labs and the Torino Film Lab. Recently Ioana Uricaru was granted a fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin.