“Mercy Street” is the story of a 10 year old little boy, Lorenz, who discovers a secret passage to a secret world beneath our world, which will take him into a great adventure meant to save the music of the world.
“Mercy Street” is the story of a 10 year old little boy, Lorenz, who discovers a secret passage to a secret world beneath our world, which will take him into a great adventure meant to save the music of the world.
For Lorenz, a 10 year old boy raised only by his father, a trip into the forest turns into an incredible adventure through the secret world Havala, where he discovers the evil plan of Marcus, the owner of a mine company where his father works as an engineer. Marcus is, in fact, an evil genius, who tries to steal the music of our world and transform it into an enormous source of energy which he wants to use to reach immortality.
In his quest to save the music, Lorenz can rely only on his 3 outcast friends who are musicians, father Abbey – his confident and mentor, and his two cats. The story has dramatic highlights interleaved with hilarious happenings. Lorenz’s father is arrested by Marcus’ soldiers and forced to enjoy his son to this secret world as Lorenz and his friends move toward Havala. They will meet an unexpected help impersonated by a little girl, Hava, the only survivor of the underworld, who becomes their supportive friend.
Lorenz and his friends will eventually succeed in defeating Marcus’ plans and save the music and the world, but the end of the story comes with a breath-taking turnaround as Lorenz decides to sacrifice himself to save his friends.
The 3D working method of “Mercy Street” is an original, 100% Romanian technique. The feature film is done in the classic 2D animation style, with characters wearing textures and shadows, and the sets are turned 3D from 2D elements, this patent belonging to the Romanian filmmakers. Animation is done using specialized software and even by the hand, in the classic style. The film’s animation technique is actually a global innovation that brings a touch of Romanian creativity and originality. Animation scenes are imported in the 3D scenery, where the visual effects are also made, and finally, the whole scene composition is rendered in 3D.
Film directors: Stefan Buzea, Alexandru Buzea and Radu Nicolae
Producer: Radu Nicolae
Screenplay: Alexe Bordeanu
Artistic supervisor: Stefan Buzea
Stefan Buzea was raised in one of the most famous family in the animation industry in Romania. His parents created the very well-known tv series “Miaunel and Balanel” and were the first film directors who won the Grand Prize for the best animation feature film at Karlovy Vary Film Festival for “Franele nu fac minuni (Brakes don’t work wonders)” and “Vacanta la tata (Holyday at Daddy’s)”.
Main Characters (9): Lorenz (child), Abbey, Singi, Banna, Bumbe, Marcus, Winny, Green (Lorenz’s father), Hava,
Crew: Soldiers, Citizens
Cast:
Lorenz: Serban Duta
Abbey: Marius Stanescu
Green (Father): Cristian Iacob
Cocolino: Ionut Grama
Burricone: Dorina Dumitrescu
Hava: Raluca Iurascu
Winny: Ionut Grama
Marcus: Alex Bordeanu
Bana: Ionut Grama