Romanian FF: The Spruce Forest

The Spruce Forest

75 min.

November 8, 2025

Romanian Film Festival Seattle

Inspired by the 1941 Fântâna Albă tragedy, the film recreates the struggles faced by a Romanian community in Bessarabia while under Soviet occupation during WWII. A young couple gets separated when the wife and daughters are deported to Siberia, leaving the husband guilt-ridden in Romania.

Q&A with director Tudor Giurgiu.

SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.

  • Running Time: 75 min.