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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1985-08-01

Place of Birth

Bucharest, Romania

Ilinca Manolache

Biography

Ilinca Manolache (born 1 August 1985) is a Romanian actress. Manolache is a frequent collaborator of director Radu Jude. She first appeared in his 2018 feature I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians, followed in 2021 by Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and the short film Caricaturana. In 2021, Manolache created the character of Bobiță, a misogynist with a penchant for foul language and a distinctive appearance achieved using a Snapchat filter. While her Instagram videos as Bobiță were initially poorly received among her theater world contemporaries, the character was incorporated into her next collaboration with Jude, the 2023 film Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.

Known for

Bunraku

Bunraku

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

A young Romanian woman living in France works for a French family and joins a theatre company who are adapting Octave Mirbeau's The Diary of a Chambermaid.

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

On behalf of a multinational company, a production assistant drives around the Romanian city of Bucharest, interviewing various citizens who have been injured due to work accidents to cast one of them in a “safety at work” video.

Dracula

Dracula

In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.

Kontinental '25

Kontinental '25

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a homeless man from a cellar, an action with tragic consequences that triggers a moral crisis which Orsolya must weather as best she can.

What Happens at Night

What Happens at Night

An American couple travels to a remote, snowbound European town to adopt a child in hopes of saving their marriage. Stranded in an eerie hotel, they encounter a cast of unsettling figures as reality begins to fracture around them.

The Future Is in Your Hands, But Why Not Lend It to the Specialists?

The Future Is in Your Hands, But Why Not Lend It to the Specialists?

Influenced by the media and current beauty standards, Beatrice undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries, under the watchful eye of her husband.

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

"I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians." These words, spoken in the Council of Ministers of the summer of 1941, started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front. The film attempts to comment on this statement.

I Don't Know

I Don't Know

Invited by the goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden (Germany), Radu Jude created a self-portrait. A confinement diary made of his thoughts, his relationship to cinema, his inspirations or the streets, objects and people that surround him.

In My Dreams, Or In Ours

In My Dreams, Or In Ours

Love Diptych

Love Diptych

Plot TBA. Represents Radu Jude's feelings of "creative obligation" to Romania and channels Roberto Rossellini's 1948 film 'L'amore' while exploring sociopolitical tensions in Europe.

Cinema Almanac: Six Short Films by Radu Jude

Cinema Almanac: Six Short Films by Radu Jude

A compilation of short films by director Radu Jude: "The Marshal’s Two Executions" (2018), "Punish and Discipline" (2019), "Semiotic Plastic" (2021), "Caricaturana" (2021), "The Potemkinists" (2022), and "Memories from The Eastern Front" (2022).

Untitled Radu Muntean Project

Untitled Radu Muntean Project

Upcoming project set for 2027 with Ilinca Manolache and Raluca Aprodu.

Jackpot

Jackpot

Nelu works at a pawn shop, and Ilinca is employed at a travel agency in the same busy intersection. Their daily routine includes having a quick lunch together while making various life plans.

Bucharest Non-Stop

Bucharest Non-Stop

A night in the life of a 24-hour ‘Non-Stop’ store located in a neighborhood of apartment buildings. Four people lead different stories connected by a key character, Achim, the owner of the Non-Stop.