Info
Original title: Două Lozuri
HD, 86 min, Romania / Spain 2016
writer and director: Paul Negoescu
cast: Dorian Boguță, Dragoș Bucur, Alexandru Papadopol, Șerban Pavlu, Andi Vasluianu, Codin Maticiuc, Irina Noapteș
producer: Dragoș Bucur
co-producers: Dorian Boguță, Alexandru Papadopol, Paul Negoescu, Jesus del Cerro, Rodrigo Ruiz de Tarazona
executive producer: Ovidiu Dunel-Stancu
director of photography: Ana Drăghici
original music: Flora Pop, Alin Zăbrăuțeanu
editor: Alexandru Radu
sound designer: Florian Titus Ardelean
production designer: Mălina Ionescu
produced by Actoriedefilm.ro in coproduction with Papillon Film, Studio Indie Production and Kirkland with the support of HBO Romania, National University of Film and Drama and Cinelabs Romania
Synopsis
Somewhere in the midst of the Romanian outback lives Dinel, a man with a moustache and curly hair who seems to be down on his luck: his customers at the garage are an unhappy bunch and his wages barely cover an after work beer – which is also the reason his wife recently left him. Things take a turn for the better, however, when Dinel unexpectedly wins six million Euros playing the lottery. However, there is still the problem of his ticket being located in his bum bag, which has just been nabbed by two wannabe gangsters. Together with his best buddies, Sile and Pompiliu, Dine sets off on a madcap journey in search of his winning scrap of paper, a trip that brings him into contact with paranoid potheads, enterprising clairvoyants and would-be singers.
Festivals
Special Jury Mention – Zurich Film Festival
Special Jury Prize – Monte Carlo Film Festival
Best Comedy Feature – Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Best Independent Film – Ceau Cinema Pocket Film Festival
Best Feature – Independent Producers Film Festival
Gopo Award for the best romanian film at the box office in 2016
selections:
Zurich Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
Namur Francophone Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Beijing International Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Monte Carlo International Film Festival
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Kolkata International Film Festival
Kosice International Art Film Festival
Eskishehir International Film Festival – Opening Film
CinEast Luxembourg Eastern European Film Festival
Vilnius Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival
Cinema City International Film Festival (Novi Sad)
Berlin South-Eastern European Film Festival
Let’s CEE Film Festival – Vienna Central Eastern European Film Fest
Skopje KineNova International Film Festival
Chicago European Union Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
Anonimul Independent Film Festival
Ceau Cinema Film Festival
5 nominations at the Gopo Awards (Romanian Film Industry Awards):
Best Motion Picture
Best Script
Best Original Music
Best Costumes
Best Hair and Make-up
5 nominations at the UCIN Awards (Romanian Filmmakers Union Awards):
Best Motion Picture
Best Script
Best Original Music
Best Costumes
Best Hair and Make-up
Critic Reviews
Boyd van Hoeij – Hollywood Reporter (english)
Steve Kopian – Unseen Films (english)
Ștefan Dobroiu – Cineuropa (english)
Thibaut Gregoire – Camera Obscura (french)
Andrei Gorzo – Revista Vatra (romanian)
Ionuț Mareș – Ziarul Metropolis (romanian)
Andrei Crăciun – Ziarul Metropolis (romanian)