Nina Roza (LUXFILMFEST)
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Thirty years after leaving Bulgaria, Mihail–now a Montreal-based art curator who goes by Michel–is sent back by a collector to assess the work of Nina, an eight-year-old painter in the Bulgarian countryside whose work has become an online sensation. Meeting Nina reminds Mihail of his own daughter, who was the same age when they emigrated, forcing him to reckon with the cost of their departure and confront the ghosts of his past.
Nina Roza is a carefully-observed drama about the weight of the past and the pull of home. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles' intimate character study of a man in self-imposed exile is anchored by Galin Stoev's remarkable performance as Mihail, weaving art and memory into a poignant exploration of identity and belonging...