The World According to Ion B. tells the story of a simple man who had inside him an impressive talent. Being born in a rural village in communist Romania, Ion B. wasn't able to show his talent in a country where art was controlled by the censorship machine. He became homeless and lived like that for many years until he was discovered by someone who saw the genius that lurked behind his appearance and he debuted as pop artist at the age of 62.
Beautifully showing the life he lived among piles of garbage, his only escape beside his art being alcohol and smoking, The World According to Ion B. portrays the undiscovered genius and the struggle of a man trying to understand the changes undergoing in his life. This is a story about the struggle of human creativity against political censorship.
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