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CANNES 2015 Un Certain Regard

Two Romanian films in the Un Certain Regard competition

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- Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure and Radu Muntean's One Floor Below feature in the selection

Two Romanian films in the Un Certain Regard competition
The Treasure by Corneliu Porumboiu

Two of the 14 titles announced in the Un Certain Regard sidebar of this year’s Cannes Film Festival hail from Romania: Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
interview: Corneliu Porumboiu
film profile
]
and Radu Muntean's One Floor Below [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Radu Muntean
film profile
]
. Both directors have previously competed in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, and interestingly, both features share their main actors with the Berlinale-awarded Aferim! [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Radu Jude
film profile
]

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The Treasure follows two men as they face a series of misadventures in their quest to find a treasure. Shooting took place last autumn. The main characters are played by Toma Cuzin and two non-professional actors, Adrian Purcărescu and Corneliu Cozmei, who were selected by Porumboiu after a three-month casting process. 

Co-produced by Porumboiu's 42 Km Film, and co-produced by Les Films du Worso and Rouge International, the film received a grant of approximately €350,000 from the Romanian National Film Center in 2014. Wild Bunch handles the film internationally. A domestic release is set for 29 May.

Written by Radu Muntean together with his traditional writing partners, Răzvan Rădulescu and Alexandru Baciu, One Floor Below focuses on Pătraşcu (Teodor Corban), a middle-aged man who is the sole witness to a domestic quarrel that ends in murder. The drama will follow how the tragic event changes the protagonist. The film was produced by Multimedia Est, with France's Les Films de l'Après-midi and Sweden's Bleck Film & TV AB on board as co-production companies.

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