Monica Bîrlădeanu is starring in "Francesca" a Romanian film written/directed by Bobby Paunescu that is opening the Orizzonti selection at Venice Film Festival in Sept 2009.
She plays  Francesca, a young kindergarten teacher whose dream is to immigrate to Italy. Searching for a better life, Francesca is ready to face any obstacles, even the doubtfulness and the worries of the people close to her. The plan is that her boyfriend, Miță, should join her in Italy as soon as he finishes a small businesses he’s involved in. Things take an unfortunate turn, painful truths come to light and priorities change.