The Phantom Father
2012, Romanian. Directed by Lucian Georgescu.
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lucian GeorgescuDirector
- Marcel IureșRobert Traum
- Barry GiffordJack
- Mihaela SîrbuTania
- Valer DelakezaSami
- Mihai ConstantinMayor Codrescu
- Mimi BrănescuAlex
- Victor RebengiucUncle Petre
- Mariana MihuțAunt Florica
- Iosif Pastinasmall Robert
- Nicodim UngureanuHotel Receptionist
- Vitalie BantasVitali
- Marcel CobzariuVladimir
Details
- Released
- 2 March 2012
- Original title
- Tatăl fantomă
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Lucian Georgescu, Barry Gifford
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The Phantom Father runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Phantom Father isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 March 2012. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Phantom Father?
The Phantom Father (2012) was directed by Lucian Georgescu and stars Marcel Iureș, Barry Gifford, Mihaela Sîrbu.