{mosimage}The Taoist title is just a pretext for a tragi-comic contemporary approach of the Romanian society. Daneliuc imagines the story of a man who hopes to make it big by training dogs whom Italians might use against immigrants.
The 90-minute film is a 100% Romanian production from S.C. Tandem Film Production S.R.L. (www.tandemfilm.com). Location shooting took place in autumn 2008. Dan Alexandru is the DOP, and the cast includes Valentin Popescu, Olimpia Melinte, Liviu Pintileasa, and Magda Cernat.
Floating Things (in Romanian, Cele ce plutesc) has a budget of €840,000, with €340,000 from the National Centre of Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro). United Media Services and McCann Errickson (www.mccann.ro) are also sponsoring the film.
Production information
S..C Tandem Film Production S.R.L.
8 Domniţa Ancuţa street
010942, Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +4 021 317 22 01
Fax: +4 021 317 22 02
Executive producer - Giuliano Doman: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Credits
Director &Script: Mircea Daneliuc
DOP: Dan Alexandru
Cast: Valentin Popescu
Olimpia Melinte
Liviu Pintileasa
Magda Cernat
