Box (2015)

A simple game, no rules, a game in which nobody is safe.

Director:

Florin Serban

Writer:

Florin Serban

Stars:

Rafael Florea, Hilda Péter, Sorin Leoveanu

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rafael Florea	...	Rafael
Hilda Péter	...	Cristina
Sorin Leoveanu	...	George
Nicolae Motrogan	...	Grandad
Narcis Romulus Dobrin	...	Buzatu
Orlando Chirvase	...	Leonard
Maria Fekete	...	Irina / Ofelia
Gyöngyi Ferenczi	...	Olga
Marian Simion	...	King Fight trainer
Robert Soare	...	Scundu
Cãtãlin Mitulescu	...	Theatre director
Valentin Vranceanu	...	First trainer
Mihai Ripan	...	Car wash client
Oltin Hurezeanu	...	Eduard
Petru Vasluianu	...	Petru

Storyline

Rafael and Cristina are two people that were never supposed to meet. He is 19, gypsy, works in a car-wash and wants to make it big as a boxer; he lives with his grandfather and is about to have a breakthrough as an athlete. She is 34, Hungarian, actress in the local theatre, married, and goes through a professional and personal crisis; her husband is the star of the theatre ensemble and it seems that she has been living in his shadow for a while. Without knowing each other, Rafael follows Cristina everyday on the cobblestone streets of an old provincial town. She knows it and enjoys the attention. One time, she turns back and they face each other. The following day he looks her in the eyes and asks: "If you hadn't been married, would you have married me?". From that moment on there is no way back for neither of them. Two different destinies, two different worlds facing different dilemmas. Despite their ages, Rafael and Cristina share the same need to prove themselves. In their own way...

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Plot Keywords:

game | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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User Reviews

not bad

I know, the expectation was high about this film. Not great but profound honest , about a Romania so familiar to its people. A boy. A woman. A meet on street. Box. Theater. A grandpa and a family. And something who must be defined as fall. In essence, only brutal return from dream to womb of reality. A question - film. Decent performances, decent story and, maybe, the status of not another "Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier". But, nice job, interesting work.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Romania France Germany

Language:

Romanian Hungarian

Release Date:

30 October 2015 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Boks

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,824

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fantascope, Augenschein Filmproduktion, MPM Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1