But is there any progress to report? About the author Valeriu Nicolae is founder and president of the Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities in Bucharest. His book, We are the Roma! One Thousand Years of Discrimination is published by Seagull Books in 2012.

From left, director Director Christian Mungiu, actors Cosmina Stratan, Christina Flutur and Valeriu Andriuta pose during a photo call for Beyond the Hills at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

She has settled in a remote monastery which is led by a firm priest (Valeriu Andriuta), who is a father figure to all the nuns. Without any electricity and only with the most minimal resources to survive, Voichita works hard every day ...

In this remote Moldavian enclave, consisting of a simple chapel and a few huts cut off from electricity or running water, a strict but not unkind local priest (Valeriu Andriuta) oversees an order of young nuns who refer to him as "Father" or "Papa."

BEYOND THE HILLS ****  Directed by Cristian Mungiu. Starring Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta 150 min, playing in competition  Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills came close to doing the business. The Romanian director’s stubbornly ...