05/04/2017 - The drama about a drilling engineer dealing with the aftermath of a workplace accident is a Romanian-Polish co-production

Romanian writer-director Hadrian Marcu is set to start shooting his feature debut on location in Romania later this month. A Decent Man [+see also:
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Marcu, who also wrote the script, based on the Romanian novel Firesc, is an accomplished short-film director. Adrian Silisteanu (Adrian Sitaru’s Illegitimate [+see also:
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interview: Calin Peter Netzer
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interview: Cristian Mungiu
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Madants, founded in 2015, is one of Poland’s leading companies working on the international scene. Its filmography includes Sofia Exarchou’s Park [+see also:
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interview: Babis Makridis
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interview: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
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interview: Claire Denis
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A Decent Man received financial support from the Romanian Film Centre and is set for a 2018 release. The international rights are available.