Radu Jude
DirectingRadu Jude is a Romanian film director and screenwriter born in Bucharest in 1977, known for his complex, often political, and anarchic films that explore historical memory, labor, and contemporary society. After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director and gained recognition for award-winning short films before directing his feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009). His work, which blends fact and fiction, uses found footage and contemporary culture, like TikTok, to offer scathing social commentary, earning him major awards from festivals such as Berlin and Sundance.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Dracula
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Kontinental '25
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Producer
Scarred Hearts
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Everybody in Our Family
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I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
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Aferim!
Screenplay
The Diary of a Chambermaid
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It Can Pass Through the Wall
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Cinema Almanac: Six Short Films by Radu Jude
Director
Scurt/4: Istorii de inimã neagrã
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COOL (News from Belarus)
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The Dead Nation
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Uppercase Print
Director
Semiotic Plastic
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Eight Postcards from Utopia
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Alexandra
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The Happiest Girl in the World
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Greetings from Crîngași
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I Don't Know
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Frankenstein in Romania
Writer
In The Morning
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The Potemkinists
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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
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The Tube with a Hat
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Lightning
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Caricaturana
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Shadow of a Cloud
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A Fable
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A Film for Friends
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The Marshal's Two Executions
Director
Sleep #2
Producer
Shot Reverse Shot
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Trailer for Dante's Paradise
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Punish and Discipline
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Dear Intellectuals
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The Exit of the Trains
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Memories from the Eastern Front
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Heia, Heia, Safari!
Director
Stanka Goes Home
Writer