Child's Pose () is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by CÃÂlin Peter Netzer, co-written by Netzer and RÃÂzvan RÃÂdulescu. It follows a overprotective mother attempts to safeguard her son after a hit and run traffic accident.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2013, where it won the Golden Bear. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. At the 26th European Film Awards, LuminiÃÂa Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress.
It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% approval rating based on 85 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, Childs Pose is rewarding." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 23 critics.
The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due to its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture, Hunor Kelemen the ruling of the film board was overruled.