Summary
In 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening on the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an unassuming high school teacher, never could afford it. Looking for a source of income more substantial than a teacher's salary, Ovidiu plunges into a fabulous world – the beggar mob.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 82GoodWatch 81
IMDb8.4
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings4.0/5
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for comedies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2002
March 15, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Romanian
Original language
Made in
Romania
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more16 people
- Mircea DiaconuOvidiu Gorea
- Gheorghe DinicăPavel Puiuț
- Mara NicolescuMiruna
- Viorica VodăDiana Dobrovicescu
- Anamaria MarincaReporter
- Marius Florea VizanteSimpaticul
- Florin ZamfirescuPoetul Gării de Nord
- Cristian GheorgheRobert Dobrovicescu
Florin CălinescuEl însuși
Constantin DrăgănescuTatăl
Monica GhiuțăMama
Ovidiu NiculescuOspatarul
Valentin PopescuRecuperator #1
Nae CaranfilCântăreț Karaoke
George LungociReporter
Marius CapotăBăiat de Băiat
Directing · 3
- Nae Caranfil Director, Writer
- Virgil Nicolaescu Second Assistant Director
- Nica Constantin First Assistant Director
Production · 2
- Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Producer
- Andrei Boncea Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Vivi Drăgan Vasile Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Thierry Derocles Editor
- Tiberiu Teodorescu Editor
Sound · 3
- Marius Mihalache Music
- Jean-Claude Brisson Sound Engineer
- Andrei Chiroșcă Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Mihnea Mihăilescu Production Design
- Petre Enescu Props
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Svetlana Mihăilescu Costume Design
- Dana Roșeanu Key Makeup Artist
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