Credited cast: | |||
Andreea Bosneag | ... | Delia Cristina Fratila | |
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Violeta Haret-Popa | ... | Mrs. Fratila (as Violeta Haret) |
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Vasile Muraru | ... | Mr. Fratila |
Serban Pavlu | ... | Director | |
Andi Vasluianu | ... | Cinematographer | |
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Diana Gheorghian | ... | Producer |
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Alexandru Georgescu | ... | The client |
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Petre Constantin Bombardel | ||
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Luminita Stoianovici | ... | Gabi - make-up artist |
Doru Catanescu | ... | Mr. Arvunescu | |
Bogdan Marhodin | ... | Viorel | |
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Cristina Serbu | ||
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Claudiu Dumitru | ... | Banel |
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Marian Pîrvu | ... | Recuziter 2 |
Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism. Written by Warsaw Film Festival
The film starts as a girl and her parents are driving to Bucharest. The girl is going there because she sent in a number of labels from some juice bottles and won a car that she is now supposed to collect. Part of the contract is that she agrees to be an actor in a commercial the juice seller is making, so she's a little nervous.
Using a very small cast this film uses this girl and the car she won as the backing line for a couple extra tangents. It makes for a very interesting combination - small, simple, completely believable and totally adorable.
The lead (and title) character being a somewhat insecure girl in her late teens comes across as a typical teenager - strong willed, happy to do what she's being told (as long as it helps her to get where she wants) and a volatile barrel of emotions. She's the anchor that keeps the film in place and the actress playing her pulls it off very well. The added story arcs complete the film and give room for a nice pace.
All in all, very enjoyable.
8 out of 10 shots taken.