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Hawaii

  • 20172017
  • 1h 56m
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7.5/10
1.3K
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Hawaii (2017)
  • Drama
Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happi... Read allHawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.
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  • Director
    • Jesús del Cerro
  • Writers
    • Jesús del Cerro
    • Manuel Feijóo
    • Beatriz G. Cruz
  • Stars
    • Dragos Bucur
    • Cristina Flutur
    • Andi Vasluianu
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jesús del Cerro
  • Writers
    • Jesús del Cerro
    • Manuel Feijóo
    • Beatriz G. Cruz
  • Stars
    • Dragos Bucur
    • Cristina Flutur
    • Andi Vasluianu
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    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 4 nominations

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    Dragos Bucur and Cristina Flutur in Hawaii (2017)
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    Dragos Bucur
    Dragos Bucur
    • Andrei Florescuas Andrei Florescu
    Cristina Flutur
    Cristina Flutur
    • Ioana Balanas Ioana Balan
    Andi Vasluianu
    Andi Vasluianu
    • Scarlatas Scarlat
    Constantin Cojocaru
    • Vasile Florescuas Vasile Florescu
    Rodica Lazar
    Rodica Lazar
    • Vioricaas Viorica
    Gheorghe Ifrim
    • Cristianas Cristian
    Gigi Ifrim
    Catalin Catoiu
    Catalin Catoiu
    • Mr.Smithas Mr.Smith
    Dragos Sora
    • Agent securitateas Agent securitate
    Nora Cupcencu
    • Tatianaas Tatiana
    Christopher Landry
    • US Ambassador Roger Kirkas US Ambassador Roger Kirk
    Codrina Patru
    • Fataas Fata
    • Director
      • Jesús del Cerro
    • Writers
      • Jesús del Cerro
      • Manuel Feijóo
      • Beatriz G. Cruz
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      The Yellow Aro at the end is not period correct, the model was produced in the post comunist period.

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    8/10
    A decent film not about the actual Hawaii
    I am a citizen of the country in which this film takes place and first of all I can attest to the production value being top notch. It captures that era perfectly. From the cars, buildings, clothing and even gestures and family dining manners everything is on par.

    Be warned though as this is not an action movie but rather a lighthearted suspenseful romantic drama that doesn't necessarily insist on depicting the Romanian communist era, but does this nonetheless indirectly through dialog and setting, which is a good thing.

    The dialog is good, the acting is almost great and I was surprised to see older people in the theater enjoying this alongside teenagers! So the critics calling this a superficial communist era film are wrong. This actually appealed to younger audiences, as the film as a whole felt more like a drama in that era, not a film insisting to depict that era.

    I was amused and entertained by this film and I recommend you go watch it in the afternoon, not in the evening (that's for superhero movies and whatnot). Nothing heavy here but bonus points for putting some puzzle pieces together in my mind in regards to that time period. My rating is 7.5/10
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    • Nov 21, 2017

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2017 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Official site
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    • Languages
      • Romanian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гавайи
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • ActorieDeFilm
      • Studio Indie Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $134,438
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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