Father, mother and their three children live at the outskirts of a city. Their house is surrounded by tall fences that were never crossed by the children. They believe that planes are toys and zombiis are tiny yellow flowers. There is a single person who can enter this prison type universe: Cristina. A radical fable about totalitarianism, partriarchy and education. With a splash of unfiltered grotesque humor. A septic violence in unexpected doses connects us to realities that we sometimes reject but with which the mass-media is overflowing.

A free adaptation after the feature Kynodontas (2009) by filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, dating from the period wisely named Greek-weird, the spectacular premises propose the recreation of an "aseptic" space of a dystopia in which a father subjects his family to perpetual isolation. This is being realised through the distortion of reality until it becomes an artificial construct where the language is devoid of its relation with the referent, with the linguistic sign. Fear is the engine of this forced homebound reeducation: fear of freedom, fear of knowledge, fear of the influences from books and culture, fear of love and of all the "vices" that the exterior can employ to "contaminate" the good education and the morality of this family.

* Warning! The show contains coarse language and scenes with emotional impact, including physical, verbal, and psychological violence. This production uses strobe lighting and odorless stage smoke. It is not recommended for people with epilepsy, those with pacemakers, pregnant women, or people with respiratory difficulties. *

Cast:
The Father - Bokor Barna
The Mother - Elena Purea
Older Sister - Loredana Dascălu
Younger Sister - Larisa Dobrin
Son - Daniel Suciu
Cristina - Ale Țifrea
The Director / The Trainer / Frank Sinatra / Grandpa - Luchian Pantea

Set designer: Raul Cioabă
Costume designer: Ioana Ungureanu
Dramaturge, stage adaptation: Diana Nechit, Andrei C. Șerban
Music, sound design: Claudiu Urse
Light design: Cristian Niculescu
Prompter: Laura Moldovan
Stage manager: Laurențiu Barnea

16+

Photos: Cristina Gânj

Duration: 01:50

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