Monarch

In postproduction Latest update: 23 September 2026

Monarch
Monarcha

Romania, Czech Republic, France / 103 min / Romanian
Fiction / Debut

In postproduction Latest update: 23 September 2026

Monarch
Monarcha

Romania, Czech Republic, France / 103 min / Romanian
Fiction / Debut

Bogdan (35) has lived his entire life believing he has a heart condition. Every day he takes his pills and stays calm. When his girlfriend suddenly disappears, Bogdan is pulled into a journey back to his childhood town, where he finds his best friend under house arrest, trapped in a VR rehabilitation program. Strange characters met along the way draw him closer to home and to his reality, as he learns the pills he was taking to keep calm were fake, and something buried for years emerges to the surface — his strong emotions cause electrical circuits around him to shut down. After each episode, he falls into a deep sleep lasting dozens of hours. Flickering lights and broken circuits mark his path. At the end of the road, the question is no longer what Bogdan can do — but what he is.

Writer / Dan Radu Mihai , Dan Sociu

Completion date / September 2026

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