Nelu, a supermarket security guard in a small town {mosimage}on the Romanian-Hungarian border finds a stranger trying to cross the border illegaly and must decide whether to help him.
The story was inspired by an article Crişan read in a local newspaper. The script won first prize at the first feature contest organized by the National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) in 2008, receiving a grant of €270,000 for a €890,000 budget film.
The six week shoot took place in autumn 2009 in Romania and Hungary. The film is a Romanian-French-Hungarian coproduction from Anca Puiu of Mandragora (www.mandragora.ro), Marianne Slot of Slot Machine (www.slotmachine.fr), and Ivan Angelusz and Peter Reich from Katapult Film (www.katapultfilm.hu).
The cast includes the Turkish actor Yalcin Yilmaz and Andras Hathazi, Elvira Râmbu, Dorin C. Zachei, Molnár Levente, Răzvan Vicoveanu and Alina Berzunţeanu. Tudor Mircea is the DOP. The editing is about to wrap and will be followed by the sound editing. The film will be submitted to Cannes Film Festival this year.
The local premiere is planned for autumn 2010. Mandragora Movies will distribute the film in Romania while Les Films de Losange (www.filmsdulosange.fr) will handle the international sales.
Production information
Mandragora
12 A, Docenţilor street, ap. 3
Sector 1, 011403, Bucureşti, România
Phone: +40. 21. 222.05.58
Fax: +40 21. 222.05.57
www.mandragora.ro
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Slot Machine
10 rue Sainte Anastase
75003 Paris, France
Phone : +33.1. 49. 96. 62. 62
Fax : +33. 1. 49. 96. 62. 63
www.slotmachine.fr
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Katapult Film Filmgyártó és Forgalmazó Kft
H-1023 Budapest Frankel Leó út 21-23. III/8
Phone: +36/1 438-0894, +36/1 438-0895, +36/30 416-6627
www.katapultfilm.hu
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Les Films de Losange
22, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
75116 Paris - France
Agathe Valentin: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Credits
Director: Marian Crişan
Script: Marian Crişan
DOP: Tudor Mircea
Editor: Tudor Pojoni
Cast: Yalcin Yilmaz
Andras Hathazi
Elvira Râmbu
Dorin C. Zachei
Molnár Levente
Razvan Vicoveanu
Alina Berzunţeanu
Ion Ruşcuţ
Daniel Vulcu
Dankó István
George Voinese
Petre Ghimbăşan
Zenaida Săsăran