

Aferim!
Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $105.1K
- Language
- Romanian
- adultery
- gypsy
- romania
- 19th century
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Produced in
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival22 Apr 2015
- Theatrical (limited)22 Jan 2016
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival9 Oct 2015
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival7 Jun 2015
CanadaCA
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival30 Sept 2015
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA
- PremiereSarajevo Film Festival16 Aug 2015
BulgariaBG
- PremiereSofia Film Festival15 Mar 2015
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival3 Jul 2015
- Theatrical8 Oct 2015
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival13 Nov 2015
FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival23 Sept 2015
FranceFR
- TheatricalU5 Aug 2015
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival11 Feb 2015
GreeceGR
- TheatricalΚ-153 Nov 2016
- PhysicalDVD19 Jan 2018
Frequently asked questions
Aferim! was released on 6 March 2015.
Audience reviews
2- R9/10
Reno
2/24/2016
> Adventurous, funny, thrilling and shocking! The second movie for me from this director after a beautiful child custody dramedy, 'Everybody in Our Family'. This was totally different, a historical theme that takes place 200 years early to the present. This is a black and white flick that perfectly blends with the timeline of the narration. The Romania's submission for the 2016's Oscars. I have not seen all the f…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/6/2024
When the Boyar (Alexandru Dabija) finds that one of his Gypsy serfs has done a bunk, he employs law keeper "Costandin" (Teodor Corban) to track him down. It seems that the fleeing "Carfin" (Toma Cuzin) had become just a little too friendly with his bosses wife, and so there's a price to be paid! Along the way, we are exposed to some of the vagaries of 19th century Romanian life - a largely peasant existence for most …
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