Costi leads a peaceful life until one day when his neighbor pays him an unexpected visit and shares with him that his grandparents' garden has a buried treasure. He offers Costi half of what they will find on the condition that Costi will rent a metal detector. Costi eventually accepts the proposal. Q & A with U-M Lecturer in Germanic Languages and Literature Ramona Uritescu-Lombard to follow the screening.

This program is part of the 8th Annual Romanian Film Festival at UMMA.

The mission of the American Romanian Festival is to create a bridge between the two cultures, helping to foster mutual understanding. To learn more about ARF and upcoming events and ways to be involved, please visit americanromanianfestival.org.


The American Romanian Film Festival is co-sponsored by the U-M Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The Romanian Film Centre in Bucharest, Romania, and UMMA. Additional funding is provided by Walbridge and John and Terry Rakolta, Jr.