Three juvenile delinquents break out of prison and indulge in a session of gratuitous abuse. A compelling story, sparingly told.

“The film raises questions about its issues rather than bring resolution to them. It does so in a very precise and unpredictable way. We feel that it is one of the most precious things when a film stays with you and keeps unravelling long after the final credits have ended.” (Berlinale International Short Film Jury)

Awards

Golden Bear for Best Short Film, Berlinale 2008

Bogdan Mustata

Mustata studied Economy and Film in Romania, then worked for several years in TV and advertising in Vietnam and Dubai. In Romania, he directed the short Daniela (2001), which was awarded in Munchen and Karlovy Vary. In Vietnam he directed twelve episodes of the TVseries 12 Degrees of Love, which premiered in domestic cinemas in 2005. Mustata collaborated in a number of shorts in Romania - out of which Alexandru Mavrodineanu's Boxing Lesson, included in this year's program - and wrote the screenplay for the feature length-project A Heart-Shaped Balloon, the current project in development from director Catalin Mitulescu, selected in the Atelier section in Cannes 2007 and awarded the Balkan Fund in Thessaloniki 2006. The teenagers who appear in A Good Day for A Swim are real-life minor offenders who are currently serving time in juvenile detention facilities.