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201780 min16documentary

7.7/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

Art History Historical Events

Planeta Petrila

201780 min16documentary

7.7/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

An ex-miner in the Romanian town of Petrila uses art and absurdism to preserve the community's history amid the decline of the mining industry.

“Europe is just a continent, Petrila is a world!”

Art History Historical Events

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Andrei Dăscălescu

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An ex-miner in the Romanian town of Petrila uses art and absurdism to preserve the community's history amid the decline of the mining industry.

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Cătălin Cenușăcast

Mihai Barbucast

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In the mining town of Petrila, Romania, ex-miner Andrei Dăscălescu channels his passion for art and absurdism to preserve the community's history. As the local economy declines with the mining industry, he engages in various artistic expressions to commemorate the lives of miners and their labor. The film captures the cultural significance of this work, illustrating how art can serve as a means of remembrance in a town facing an uncertain future.

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