Ileana’s Smile vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 4m. Ileana’s Smile is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ileana’s Smile
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Ileana’s Smile | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 4m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | Germany |
| Director | – | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Bismark, Ileana | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Ileana’s Smile
Ileana's Smile is the tragic story of a girl with a lightning smile who endures life in a trash dump community in Managua, Nicaragua, and the unlikely friendships that form around her. The film follows American musician Brad Corrigan, a Nicaraguan taxi driver, and pastor Bismark Rocha as they try to open up new healing paths for Ileana and her devastating choices.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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