The Journey

The Journey (2015)

Banat (Il Viaggio)

Bari, a city caught in the relentless economic crisis. Ivo is an agronomist, but the lack of opportunities pushes him to accept a job in the fertile region of Banat in Romania. Clara has just ended a relationship and is about to lose her job at the Bari harbor. Ivo and Clara meet by chance and seem to immediately understand each other. They spend only one night together before Ivo's departure, but that is enough to create a bond and wanting to meet again. When Clara visits him in Romania, they fall in love. But is exile their only way to happiness?

Date of release
2015-09-04
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama
Director
Adriano Valerio

Casting

Interesting facts

Banat (The Journey), originally titled Banat (Il viaggio), is a 2015 Italian-Romanian-Bulgarian-Macedonian drama film written and directed by Adriano Valerio, at his feature film debut. It premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Production

Elena Radonicich was five months pregnant in real life during filming, so the director changed part of the story and adapted the character to the actress.

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