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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Title: Hawaii (2017)
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| Dragos Bucur | ... | Andrei Florescu | |
| Cristina Flutur | ... | Ioana Balan | |
| Andi Vasluianu | ... | Scarlat | |
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Constantin Cojocaru | ... | Vasile Florescu |
| Rodica Lazar | ... | Viorica | |
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Gheorghe Ifrim | ... | Cristian |
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Gigi Ifrim | ||
| Catalin Catoiu | ... | Lawyer Antonescu | |
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Dragos Sora | ... | Agent securitate |
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Nora Cupcencu | ... | Tatiana |
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Christopher Landry | ... | US Ambassador Roger Kirk |
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Codrina Patru | ... | Fata |
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A drama set in Romania during the Communist era when a family is noticed that they had inherited a valuable land in Hawaii , but in that time just keeping one american dollar bill or having true coffee beans from outside the country was considered a fraud. Written by gaby_raducanu1
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17 November 2017 (Romania) See more »Also Known As:
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Hawaii tries to reproduce the life in the awful days of the Romanian communist regime. It achieves that only partially, not having enough strength to imbue the scenes with the authentic feeling of anxiety that defined the era. Some of the actors do a decent job - but nothing outstanding, while others seem artificial. The story floated, barely, until the final chapter unfolded and took everything down with its silly idea and sloppy execution. The movie seemed rushed and bland, despite tapping into a rich subject.