Radu Jude
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 28 March 1977 · Bucarest, Romania
Radu Jude is a Romanian film director and screenwriter born in Bucharest in 1977, known for his complex, often political, and anarchic films that explore historical memory, labor, and contemporary society. After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director and gained recognition for award-winning short films before directing his feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009). His work, which blends fact and fiction, uses found footage and contemporary culture, like TikTok, to offer scathing social commentary, earning him major awards from festivals such as Berlin and Sundance.
Known for
Directing 46
- 2026The Diary of a Chambermaid · director
- 2026Love Diptych · director
- 2026Call a Large Hound Near · director
- 2026Little Poems in Prose · director
- 2026Trailer for Dante's Paradise · director
- 2026Trailer for Dante’s Paradise · director
- 2026Shot Reverse Shot · director
- 2026Heia, Heia, Safari! · director
- 2025Lightning · director
- 2025Frankenstein in Romania · director
- 2025Dracula · director
- 2025Kontinental '25 · director
- 2025Sleep #2 · director
- 2024Eight Postcards from Utopia · director
- 2023Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World · director
- 2023Greetings from Crîngași · director
- 2023COOL (News from Belarus) · director
- 2022Cinema Almanac: Six Short Films by Radu Jude · director
- 2022The Potemkinists · director
- 2022Memories from the Eastern Front · director
- 2021Semiotic Plastic · director
- 2021Caricaturana · director
- 2021I Don't Know · director
- 2021Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn · director
- 2020The Exit of the Trains · director
- 2020Dear Intellectuals · director
- 2020A Fable · director
- 2020Uppercase Print · director
- 2019Punish and Discipline · director
- 2018The Marshal's Two Executions · director
- 2018I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians · director
- 2017The Dead Nation · director
- 2016Scarred Hearts · director
- 2015Aferim! · director
- 2014Scurt/4: Istorii de inimã neagrã · director
- 2014It Can Pass Through the Wall · director
- 2013Shadow of a Cloud · director
- 2012Everybody in Our Family · director
- 2011A Film for Friends · director
- 2009The Happiest Girl in the World · director
- 2007In The Morning · director
- 2006Alexandra · director
- 2006The Tube with a Hat · director
- 2005The Death of Mr. Lazarescu · assistant director
- 2002The Rage · assistant director
- 2002Amen. · assistant director
Writing 32
- 2026The Diary of a Chambermaid · screenplay
- 2026Love Diptych · screenplay
- 2026Call a Large Hound Near · screenplay
- 2026Little Poems in Prose · writer
- 2026Shot Reverse Shot · writer
- 2026Heia, Heia, Safari! · screenplay
- 2025Frankenstein in Romania · writer
- 2025Dracula · writer
- 2025Kontinental '25 · screenplay
- 2025Sleep #2 · writer
- 2024Eight Postcards from Utopia · writer
- 2023Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World · screenplay
- 2022The Potemkinists · writer
- 2022Memories from the Eastern Front · writer
- 2021Semiotic Plastic · writer
- 2021I Don't Know · writer
- 2021Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn · screenplay
- 2020The Exit of the Trains · screenplay
- 2020Uppercase Print · screenplay
- 2018The Marshal's Two Executions · screenplay
- 2018I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians · writer
- 2017The Dead Nation · writer
- 2016Scarred Hearts · screenplay
- 2015Aferim! · screenplay
- 2014It Can Pass Through the Wall · screenplay
- 2012Everybody in Our Family · screenplay
- 2011My Tired Father · co-writer
- 2011A Film for Friends · writer
- 2010Stanka Goes Home · writer
- 2009The Happiest Girl in the World · writer
- 2007In The Morning · writer
- 2006Alexandra · screenplay
Acting 11
- 2026The Unknown as Malia's Father
- 2026Instead of Trees as Self
- 2025Dracula as AI. Judex 0.0 / Phone Camera Tourist
- 2024Can Creativity Save the World? as Self
- 2023Greetings from Crîngași as Self (voice)
- 2023COOL (News from Belarus) as Self (segment "A Belarusian Stork")
- 2021Caricaturana as (voice)
- 2021I Don't Know as Self (voice)
- 2020Dear Intellectuals as Narrator (voice)
- 2017The Dead Nation as Himself - Narrator
- 2009Cinemaguerilla as Self
Production 9
- 2026Little Poems in Prose · producer
- 2025Dracula · co-producer
- 2025Kontinental '25 · co-producer
- 2025Sleep #2 · producer
- 2023Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World · producer
- 2020The Exit of the Trains · producer
- 2014It Can Pass Through the Wall · producer
- 2011A Film for Friends · producer
- 2006Alexandra · producer
crew 2
costume & make-up 1
- 2023Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World · costume design
Camera 1
- 2021I Don't Know · director of photography