Corneliu Porumboiu – MRQE

La Gomera

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster’s money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral whistling language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.

Infinite Football

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Last autumn, a good childhood friend of mine, Florin, told me that his brother, Laurentiu, invented a new sport by changing the rules of football. One month later I went to Vaslui, my hometown, with a small film crew in order to learn more about this new sport…

Al doilea joc

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the countrys leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceauescu.

Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau metabolism

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A director with two weeks left on his latest production fakes an ulcer to pursue a romance with his lead actress.

Politist, adjectiv

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vasliu.

A fost sau n-a fost?

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It’s the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: “Was it or wasn’t it a revolution in their town?”

The Treasure

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Costi leads a peaceful life. At night he likes to read his 6-year-old son stories, to help him sleep. Their favourite is Robin Hood. Costi sees himself as the hero – righter of wrongs and defender of the oppressed. One evening, his neighbour pays him an unexpected visit and shares a secret: there’s treasure buried in his grandparents’ garden, he’s sure of it. If Costi will hire a metal detector to help locate it, he’ll give him half of whatever they get. Skeptical at first, in the end Costi can’t resist. He’s on board. The two accomplices have one weekend to locate the loot. Despite every obstacle in their path, Costi refuses to be discouraged. For his wife and son, he’s a real hero – nothing and no one are going to stop him.