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The Whistlers (2019)

La Gomera (original title)
Not Rated | | Comedy, Crime | 13 September 2019 (Romania)
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Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception.

Director:

Corneliu Porumboiu

Writer:

Corneliu Porumboiu

Stars:

Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Vlad Ivanov ... Cristi
Catrinel Marlon ... Gilda
Rodica Lazar ... Magda
Agustí Villaronga ... Paco
Sabin Tambrea ... Zsolt
István Téglás ... (as István Teglas)
Cristóbal Pinto ... Carlito
Antonio Buíl ... Kiko
George Pistereanu ... Alin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Agranov ... Denis
Andrei Barbu Andrei Barbu ... Turist on farryboat
Andrei Ciopec Andrei Ciopec ... Criminalist
Sergiu Costache ... Toma
Matt Fowler ... Christi (voice)
Andrew A. Popescu ... Liviu (as Andrei Popescu)
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Storyline

Cristi, a Romanian police officer who is a whistle blower for mafia, is going to La Gomera Island to learn an ancestral whistling language. In Romania he is under police surveillance and by using this coded language he will continue to communicate with the mobsters to get Zsolt out of prison. Zsolt is the only one who knows where 30 millions of euros are hidden. Written by 42 KM FILM

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canary islands | police detective | policeman | police officer | police | See All (60) »

Taglines:

Loyalty is not their language.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Police, Adjective (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
performed by Ute Lemper
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I enjoyed it
5 April 2020 | by fbvgdfbdgfngfgf – See all my reviews

There is not much choice nowadays, mostly movies are propaganda, so I enjoyed this piece of movie art. Quite unique style, slowly developing and realistically looking characters.
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Country:

Romania | France | Germany | Sweden

Language:

Romanian | English | Spanish

Release Date:

13 September 2019 (Romania) See more »

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,458, 1 March 2020

Gross USA:

$55,608

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$799,694
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Production Co:

42 Km Film, Les Films du Worso, Komplizen Film See more »
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