Child's Pose

Child's Pose is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Luminița Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast Luminița Gheorghiu as Cornelia Keneres, Mother Vlad Ivanov as Dinu Laurențiu Florin Zamfirescu as Domnul Făgărășanu Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son Ilinca Goia as Carmen Natașa Raab as Olga Cerchez Adrian Titieni as Father Mimi Brănescu as Policeman Reception Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "certified fresh" approval rating of 91% based on 79 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, Childs Pose is rewarding." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".