Over the last two decades, several million Romanians left to work in Western Europe, mainly in agriculture, construction and services in Italy and Spain. They are often called "capsunari" (capsuna=strawberry), a reference to picking strawberries. Hundreds of thousands of kids were left behind and grew up without their parents as a result. As we see in the movie, growing up without parents unfortunately leads to social maladaptation, and particularly to difficulty controlling impulses. This generation of kids, whose motto might be "If I want to whistle, I whistle" or "I do whatever the hell I want to do", will haunt Romania for decades.
Review of If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
