21-09-2016

#selfie69 Sets Domestic Opening Record in Romania

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    Crina Semciuc, Olimpia Melinte and Flavia Hojda in Selfie69 by Cristina Iacob Crina Semciuc, Olimpia Melinte and Flavia Hojda in Selfie69 by Cristina Iacob credit: Zazu Film

    BUCHAREST: Cristina Iacob's #selfie69 reached 25,121 admissions and became the best opening Romanian film in the last 26 years. This youth comedy is a sequel to #selfie, which was the most successful domestic film in 2014, with 87,288 admissions and 259,971 EUR / 1,143,875 RON gross.

    In 2015, Radu Jude's Aferim! (HiFilm) sold 20,039 tickets in the first weekend and beat the record set in 2013 by Călin Peter Netzer's Child's Pose / Poziția copilului (Parada Film) with 19,729 admissions.

    In 2014, Cristina Iacob’s #selfie (Zazu Film) got 12,648 admissions and cashed in 47,184 EUR/207,814 RON in the first weekend.

    #selfie69 opened on 16 September 2016. It was produced and distributed by Zazu Film. The story follows three girlfriends in their 20's, who set up a bet that they would get married in three days-time.

    The film stars Olimpia Melinte, Vlad Logigan, Crina Semciuc, Flavia Hojda, Alex Călin and Levent Sali. Barbu Bălășoiu (Sieranevada by Cristi Puiu, Mandragora) is the DoP.