Written and Directed by Marian Crişan
Original title: Megatron
Romania, 2008, 11 min.
Cinematography: Tudor Mircea
Cast: Gabriela Crişu, Maxim Strinu, Damian Oancea, Erwin Simshenson
Production: Mandragora
Awards: Golden Palm for Best Short Film, Cannes 2008

Mother and son, Maxim, live together in an isolated village 20 miles away from Bucharest.  For Maxim’s birthday, his mother promises to take him to a McDonald’s restaurant in Bucharest.  Maxim will do anything to make her keep that promise.