Maia – Portrait with Hands
The Aromanians (Rrãmãnji) are an ethnic group found mainly in today’s Albania, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. For filmmaker Alexandra Gulea, this question of heritage is connected to the name she shares with her grandmother, who was born into a traditional Aromanian life, and is fluent only in an Aromanian language. The older Alexandra's father suffered a violent death in an uprising for his people's rights, which forced the family out of Greece and into a politically treacherous Balkan landscape deep in the throes of nationalist upheavals, until finally, they found a home in Romania.
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| Original Title | Maia – Portret cu mâini |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | Germany, Romania |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Alexandra Gulea |
| Runtime | 88 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.6/10 (15 votes) |
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Alexandra Gulea constructs her film as a quiet yet persistent journey into family memory, relying on archival footage, personal diaries, and contemplative shots of the present. She explores how the trauma of exile and the loss of language are transmitted across generations, forming a subtle but resilient thread of identity.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of how political history shapes intimate lives, and how silence can be more eloquent than speech. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Alexandra Gulea
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