Three miles to the end of the world
Emanuel Parvu
Famart Association
A gay teenager living in a small village in the Danube Delta is trapped in the local conservative community. Unfortunately for him, his loving parents prove they are part of that community, too.
ADI is a 17-year-old teenager in a poor village in the Danube Delta, who lives and studies in a bigger city during school-time. He comes back in the village for the summer vacation and he falls in love with RAZVAN, a student from Bucharest vacationing for a few days in the Delta. One night, after spending time and walking around together, Adi is beaten up and left unconscious in the middle of the road by two other teenagers that live the village. The reason is: the two boys kissed and held hands. Being confronted with the truth about their son, their parents express themselves differently. For the mother, being gay means one is being possessed by the Devil and one needs church, priest and exorcism; for the father, being gay is bluntly unacceptable. That also stands for the vast majority of the people in the village that think there is such a sin to be gay when there are many beautiful girls in the world. And that leaves Adi with only one solution.
Director’s biography: Emanuel Parvu / IMDb
EMANUEL PARVU was born in 1979 in Romania. He graduated the acting class from the Romanian National University for Theater and Film and holds a Master Degree in the Art of Acting and a PHD in the Dramaturgical Structures. He works as an actor and as a film& theatre director. He is known for his roles in: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation& Tales from the Golden Age, Adrian Sitaru’s Art, Contantin Popescu’s Pororoca, Dan Chisu's The Anniversary& 5 Minutes. He has written and directed several short films before his feature debut, MEDA OR THE NOT SO BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS (2017).
Producer’s biography: Miruna Berescu / IMDb
MIRUNA BERESCU is the Director of ANONIMUL International Film Festival, since its first edition back in 2004 and the founder of FAMart Cultural Boutique Association.
She is now involved in film production and distribution, and a film consultant for script development.
She has a Masters Degree in Economics, International Relations. She has experience as a TV producer and anchor for cultural TV shows, has an audio-visual degree by TV5&France 2, back in 1999. She worked as the Spokewoman for the Minister of Culture, 2005-2006.
Where are we at?
Total estimated budget: 1,093.000 €
Finances pending: 778.000 €
Financing in place: 315.000 €
Production timeline
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
January – December 2021
PRE-PRODUCTION
January – June 2022
PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
July / August 2022
EDITING
September – October 2022
SOUND POST-PRODUCTION &
GRADING
November 2022 – February 2023
FINAL DCP COPY
March/ April 2023
WORLD PREMIERE
Summer - Fall 2023
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Director’s statement
The starting point for this script is the theme of captivity (physical and psychological) within the paradox of the family. Rephrased into the context of sexual orientation, my questions see rural relationships between man-God, parent-child, man-society, religion-man, law-society, and law-man. Unfortunately for our society, the dogmas were adopted ad-litteram and are transmitted through generations, well implemented into the collective mind: the child is protected by his family as long as he does not embarrass the family in the eyes of the others; the church provides moral support for everyone but its support ends when the dogma comes prior; the citizen is protected by law as long as the law enforcement’s interest remains untouched. Once again in my script, the moral dilemma is transferred to the audience, as I am not offering a resolution of my own.
Producer’s statement
Director Parvu and myself teamed up for his debut feature MEDA OR THE NOT SO BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS, back in 2017, a film independently produced, and for the second feature MIKADO (2021), an international co-production. The collaboration for THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD came naturally, from the early stage of script writing, when only the main idea of the film was shaped. The script is now more actual than ever, in a world that fights against discrimination, homophobia or racism. In Romania, we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to homophobia and violence within the family. Statistics talk better about facts in our country: 62% of children and teenagers admit they were victims of violence in the family; while 7 out of 10 gay teenagers feel unsafe in their own schools. The film also delves into family ties and relationships, acceptance and understanding, ultimately into love within a family- a recurrent, sensitive and inspiring theme for director Parvu so far.
Production company profile
Founded in 2009 by Miruna Berescu, the company is involved in film oriented events, such as film festivals, film screenings, galas- ANONIMUL IFF, Danube Delta, DaKINO IFF-, film script consultancy and film production- beginning with the first feature, independently produced Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things. It currently has one feature in post-production, two shorts and a feature in pre-production.
Email: miruna.berescu@gmail.com