





Republic of Moldova cinemas forced to run Romanian subtitled films
"Why wouldn't our folks see original movies? We'll see how it goes in three-four months. Through this measure, the Russian speakers will have the chance to learn the mother-language of the land they reside", Focsa said.
On the other hand, owner of the largest cinema chain in Moldova, namely Patria, advices the Culture minister to "run his Romanian subtitled movies in the approximately 40 state cinemas which are closed". "Why should a private economic agent be forced to run Romanian-subtitled movies? It is technically impossible at the moment. We need costly special equipment. The measure will chase 90% of film lovers out of the theatres", Selin claims.
Unmedia notes that Patria cinema network currently runs films exclusively dubbed in Russian. Recently, on Facebook, a group supporting the Romanian subtitled movies in Moldavian theatres was created. Over 1,200 people joined this group so far.