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CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (ENDLESS)
Damon O’Steen (Romania, 2007, 155min.)
Feature Drama
Sunday, Oct. 7, 8:45 p.m., Grand Meridian Theatre

US Marine Cpt Jones is assigned to escort a train carrying NATO equipment headed for Yugoslavia during the war in Kosovo. His mission is held back by Doiaru, apparently a very thorough station master in a godforsaken village, who halts the train over a paperwork technicality. The community makes ridiculous efforts to welcome the Americans, intending to profit from their unexpected presence. The troops join the game - and Doiaru's own daughter has a brief affair with Sgt. McLaren. Tired of waiting to get help from higher up, Cpt Jones decides to take matters into his own hands. As he gets more and more involved with the locals, he stirs old arguments and reveals the actual reason why Doiaru stopped his train to be a very personal one. At the end of five intense days, the train resumes its journey leaving behind broken hearts, broken dreams and a civil war.

Festivals and Awards: Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Ibiza Film Festival (Golden Falcon),
Rabat Film Festival (Jury Prize), Brussels European Film Festival (Iris award for Best Film), International Film Festival In Torun, Poland (Jury Special Prize for the Script), International Film Festival Of Independent Producers, Romania (Critics Award), Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, Romania (Anonimul Trophy, Audience Award), Toronto International Film Festival (Nominated, People's Choice Award), Milano Film Festival.

Web: http://www.californiadreaminendless.com