Series cast summary: | |||
Serban Pavlu | ... | Relu / ... 21 episodes, 2014-2019 | |
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Maria Obretin | ... | Gina / ... 21 episodes, 2014-2019 |
Andreea Vasile | ... | Nico / ... 20 episodes, 2014-2019 | |
Madalina Craiu | ... | Magda / ... 19 episodes, 2014-2019 | |
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Gabriel Huian | ... | Teddy / ... 18 episodes, 2014-2019 |
Sergiu Costache | ... | Sabin / ... 18 episodes, 2014-2019 | |
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Doru Ana | ... | Capitanu / ... 15 episodes, 2014-2019 |
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Dan Hurduc | ... | Chuckie / ... 14 episodes, 2014-2019 |
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Stefan Velniciuc | ... | Nea Puiu' / ... 13 episodes, 2014-2019 |
Laurentiu Bãnescu | ... | Emilian 11 episodes, 2017-2019 | |
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Sorin Cocis | ... | Tãnase / ... 9 episodes, 2014-2019 |
Relu is a family man. He has two children, a wife, and a double life. Seen through the eyes of his family, Relu Oncescu appears to be an ordinary taxi driver. No one suspects that Relu works as a collector for Capitanu, a local mobster. Neither of the two worlds (his family and the mafia) knows of the other's existence. Relu manages to keep everything under control, but not for long. After accidentally killing a man, he tries to get out of the underworld, but he can't find his way back. Day by day, the secrets he keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface, one by one.
Great director and great acting performance. Maybe the characters are not so well developed, maybe the script is sometimes lacking consistence. In the same time the Director compensates with incredible talent and flair. Igor Cobileanski is a huge surprise, HBO people were lucky to find such a talent who was practically unknown. Serban Pavlu is playing like Relu is his alter ego and Maria Obretin, even as she has theater written all over her face, she performs like she has been doing TV movies for her entire life. Quality of the movie is in the same league with Breaking Bad. The image is brilliant, the D.O.P. does a marvelous job. Some audiences consider the language too violent, in my opinion language is very realistic considering the nature of the characters. I believe it is the best Romanian TV series ever made. With a better script, I would have given a 10.