Mariana’s Room

Genre: Drame

Language: French, Ukrainian, English

Subtitles: French – English

Format: DCP

Sound: 5.1

Duration: 131 min

Countries: France, Belgium, Hungary, Israël

Year: 2025

SYNOPSIS

Mariana’s Room is based on Aharon Appelfeld’s masterpiece, “Blooms of Darkness”. The story revolves around Hugo, who spends over a year hidden in Mariana’s room in a brothel during WW2. As the war rages on outside the vibrant brothel, Hugo and Mariana form an intimate yet complex bond of love, loyalty and devotion – one that will change their lives forever.

CREDITS

Director: Emmanuel Finkiel

Script: Emmanuel Finkiel

Image: Alexis Kavyrchine

Sound: Antoine-Basil Mercier

Art Director: Yvett Roscheid

Costume Designer:  Gaëtane Paulus

Make up: Anna Gerö

Editor: Anne Weil

Sound Editor : Paul Heymans

Casting: Mélanie Thierry, Artem Kyryk, Julia Goldberg, Yona Rozenkier, Minou Monfared

Produced by David Silber, Moshe Edery, Olivier Delbosc, David Gauquié, Julien Deris

Coproducers : Viktoria Petranyi, Joseph Rouschop, Ruth Cats
A coproduction : Cinéfrance Studios, Curiosa Films, Metro Communications, Sunshine Films, Arte France Cinéma, Proton Cinema, Tarantula, RTBF (Télévision Belge), Voo, Be TV et Orange Belgium, Proximus

Associated Producers : Jean-Luc Ormières, Sivan Cohen, Emilien Bignon, Jean-Luc Olivier
With the participation of : United King Films, Canal+, Ciné+ OCS, Arte France
With the support of : Elena Appelfeld et la Fondation Appelfed
With the support of : Eurimages, Conseil de l’Europe du Tax Shelter Belge et de Inver Tax Shelter, Centre du Cinéma et de l’audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Benelux Distribution : O’Brother

French Distribution : Ad Vitam

International Sales: WestEnd

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