Day of the Tiger

2023
Drama
80'

Directed by
Andrei Tanase

Screenplay
Andrei Tanase

While going through an emotional breakdown, Vera, a small town zoo veterinarian, causes the escape of a tiger.

A roaming tiger terrorizing a small town becomes the catalyst for exploring the wilds of human desire, the jungle of love, the desert of loss, and sorrow in this imaginative, haunting debut that unveils a new talent in the rich reservoir of Romanian cinema. Vera, the veterinarian at the local zoo will recognize something of her in the animal everyone is chasing, kindling a sense of compassion she believed she didn’t possess. At the same time, long-hidden truths from her past and the challenges in her marriage break free, upending her life.

Rotterdam Film Festival 2023
Official Selection
2023
Drama
80'

Directed by
Andrei Tanase

Screenplay
Andrei Tanase

Day of the Tiger

Music
Jean-Benoît Dunckel

Cinematography
Barbu Balasoiu

Editing
Smaro Papaevangelou

Casting
Florentina Bratfanof

Cast
Catalina Moga, Paul Ipate, Alex Velea

Production Design
Alexandra ‘Alma’ Ungureanu

Produced by
Anamaria Antoci, Irena Isbasescu, Alexa Rivero, Adrian Silisteanu, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou