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The Phantom Father (Romanian: Tatal Fantoma) is a 2012 Romanian film written and directed by Lucian Georgescu; his first feature film, it stars Marcel Iures and Mihaela Sirbu in lead roles, alongside Mihai Constantin, Victor Renengiuc and Mariana Mihut

The film is a romantic drama with elements of comedy and fantasy, and follows aging American professor Robert Traum, as he travels to Bucovina in search of his family history. The film explores themes of loneliness, nostalgia, __________, ________, ______ and culture shock, across a landscape made up of vast mountainous areas and derelict cities and communist factories.

The Phantom Father is loosely based on Barry Gifford's novella “Almost Oriental”, which he wrote after visiting Romania in 2003. The film is named from Gifford's book“The Phantom Father”, It has received mixed critical reviews, touring festivals across the globe. It is the first Romanian film in which Marcel Iures stars, in the last 12 years. The film also marks the return of Romanian actress Mariana Mihut to the big screen, after 22 years.