This black-and-white satire, acclaimed by critics for shedding light on the current state of the world, covers a number of themes and ideas about the gig economy, capitalism, and social media madness in its two-hour and 40-minute long run.

“My desire was simple, just to try to describe the life around in Romania and express it in the best possible way in a cinematic way, whether it is relevant or not. Judging by the reactions, it seems that it is not only today It reflects some aspects of living in the world of Romanian society, but the relevance of a film is not in my control,” Judd told PTI in an interview.

At the center of the film is Angela, an overworked production assistant. Her many responsibilities include finding the right candidates for a corporate safety video for her multi-national company trying to improve its image. Desperate workers who have been maimed in the company’s factories have been forced to lie about workplace accidents for the video.

Due to the nature of her work, Angela, played by Ilinca Manolache, spends most of her time on the crowded streets of Bucharest. When she’s not on the run, she transforms into Bobita, a social media personality who parodies a real-life misogynistic influencer facing criminal charges.

“Don’t Expect Too Much from the End of the World” is available from global distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI.

One of the most prominent names in Romanian cinema today, Jude has made his mark by exploring many of the anomalies of the modern age through films such as “The Happiest Girl in the World”, “Aferim!”, “Uppercase Print” and “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”.

He said, “It’s impossible to live on an empty island outside of social norms, only billionaires can do that. Everything is sold for better or for worse. And that’s one of the things I’m interested in, ” He said, “I don’t care about it.” We go down in history as barbarians” dealt with how “even protests have now become marketized or part of mainstream discourse and may ultimately become ineffective”.

“I don’t see any way that one can avoid it. You have to live with this contradiction… And I love contradictions, I love exploring them in films. Things are interesting when they’re contradictory. They’re a Moliere comedies are kind of funny,” he said, referring to the famous French playwright.

It’s hard for him to trace the exact origins of the film, but he attributes it to his job as a production assistant “in the image production industry” some 26 years ago.

Some of the stories happened to him directly, while others he heard or saw and ultimately decided to weave into the film.

“Some experiences are more symbolic, while others are more relevant to the landscape, at least in the case of Romania. You can only see it when you look back. A few years ago, I started thinking about looking back and seeing these things. Decided to find out.

“Also, it is a film about the economy in a way and very few films are made on this subject because they are boring. Maybe it is the same with me, I don’t know,” he added.

“Don’t Expect Too Much…” premiered in the Main Competition of the 2023 Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. It was selected as Romania’s entry in the Best International Feature category for the 96th Academy Awards.

International critics have praised the film for the way it reflects real-world problems and concerns. But Judd initially did not think so as the film was rejected by some film festivals.

“Actually, the first signs were very negative. I thought it was a complete failure because some festivals rejected it and others disliked it… But I’m in favor of failures, one of those things that What should be taught in schools and even in film and colleges is how to fail and what to do with it,” he said.

“The chances of failing or failing in the professional life of a filmmaker are very high. One thing people don’t know is how to turn it around. I don’t know either but I try to learn slowly Little.”

Although much of “Don’t Expect Too Much…” is in black-and-white, the 47-year-old filmmaker, a prominent face of the Romanian New Wave, included scenes from the 1981 Romanian film “Angela Goes On” , which is about a woman who drives a taxi on the streets of Bucharest.

Like her heroine, her name is also Angela.

Jude also includes a collection of hundreds of gravestones along the roads of Romania where people have lost their lives in traffic accidents.

Citing the works of American painter and graphic artist Robert Rauschenberg, the filmmaker said he is interested in creating collages in his cinema.

“It’s part of the cinema grammar, but for some reason it’s not used that way. Some filmmakers have used it, like Einstein and others.”

“I don’t paint myself but I am interested in painting work and collage. If you study Rauschenberg, one of my heroes, you can guess that all kinds of images, materials, colors and techniques come together On how his mind was working while writing, he said, “For this film I tried to focus a little more on the holistic aspect than on the parts.”

“Don’t Expect Too Much…” also stars renowned German actress Nina Hoss, Katia Pascariou, Sofia Nicolascu and German filmmaker Uwe Boll in a guest appearance.

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