In a run-down training hall on the outskirts of Bucharest, a veteran boxing coach works to mold the next junior boxing champions out of underprivileged children. Disillusioned but persistent, coach Dobre puts his hopes in a talented 13-year-old nicknamed Caisă. Observant and patient hand-held camera-work deftly unearths the emotional and personal costs of pursuing boxing when performance is achieved despite the harsh realities of life outside of the gym, through tough Spartan discipline. A story emblematic for the region, Caisă - Cinderella Kid is a film about resilience, survival of the fittest in an environment that continuously fails to support you.
Language: Romanian
Subtitles: English
Director
Alexandru Mavrodineau
Alexandru Mavrodineanu was born in 1976 in Romania. When he was only five his family moved to Vienna. Decades later Alexandru returned to Romania to start a directing career. He directed his first short film Baked Apples in 2006 and a year later he directed one of his most lauded shorts, The Boxing Lesson. A decade later he goes back to boxing with his second feature-length documentary Caisă - Cinderella Kid.
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