"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. ...
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Anne Marie Chertic | ... | Hermafrodita |
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Constantin Chiriac | ... | Virgil Codreanu, Trotzki |
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Paul Chiributa | ... | Circu |
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Mihai Chirila | ... | Assistant director |
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Constantin Cicort | ... | Nita Leonardo |
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Ana Ciontea | ... | Margareta |
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George Costea | ... | Stan |
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Gabriel Costin | ... | Bran |
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Pusa Darie | ... | Pixi Ochi Magic |
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Áron Dimény | ... | Doctorul Sefarim |
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Luminita Erga | ... | Geta |
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Diana Fufezean | ... | Separanda |
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Alexandru Georgescu | ... | Nenea Pantelica |
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Constantin Ghenescu | ... | Mitica Limoncelli |
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Doina Ghitescu | ... | Bucatareasa |
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"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilula is a ghost town, lost in the middle of the Wallachia. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, an improbable hospital, a gynecological clinic in a settlement where no child is born. A small community of fools, lazies, sluts, vagabonds with angel's hearts is living under the sun in a sweet innocent unconsciousness. A community of Romanians who forgot their language, but not the nostalgia of their traditional music. Romanians with Danubian taste and disorientation. The young doctor Serafim will not get to practice his profession in this childless town. He will be drowning in the sweet and poisoned honey of the place, like a fly caught by a frog. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
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RomanianRelease Date:
20 April 2012 (Romania) See more »Also Known As:
Gdzies w Paliluli See more »Filming Locations:
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EUR1,600,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Director's statement by Silviu Purcarete: "Palilula is nowhere, but everywhere. Palilula is a small island in the centre of the Vallachian plain, made of the dust of a distant planet. Over there, the physical laws of the Earth are not as rigorous as they normally are. Over there, one can never know if people lie, dream or really live. As in The Exterminating Angel (1962), one can enter Palilula, but can never leave." See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The film reveals the limits of a director used to do theater. Mentioning that I known doctor Serafim which was a very complex upper society person, the perspective is grotesque and horrible. The quality of the scenes, the lights,the colors, the sound and so on are no good than for a low budget theater representation caught on tape. The film is horrible and is no surprise that was immediately rejected by the public, despite the prices received from the "critics". These East European extremely low budget movies promoted by improvised directors should have at least some attraction points but in "Somewhere in Palilula" there is not the case... The film really sucks. Two hours of my life, I'll never be able to take back.