Adina Cartianu
Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, but there's Ipu, the madman of the village, whom they promise a hero's funeral if he will claims responsibility and agrees to die in their place. He must decide, and time is running out.
Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.
Too soft and innocent for the job they do, HARPOON and THE BAPTIST are two money collectors that don't collect much, except for kicks and bruises. As they try in vain to fulfill their contracts, they get involved in a robbery and decide to go for a change in their lives: they will start collecting for themselves.
Samuel Le Bihan (”Brotherhood of the Wolf”) stars as Raphael Ramirez, an ex-boxing champ who now trains his young brother Manu (Yann Tregouet) to take up the mantle. Fate intervenes when Tony (Bounsy Luang Phinith), Raphael’s ex-rival, returns to town to wed his reluctant fianc’e Chinh (Nan Yu). As soon as Chinh and Raphael meet, sparks fly, and soon the two are sneaking out together. Of course this doesn’t sit well with either Tony or Chinh’s Chinese guardians, who have essentially sold her to Tony’s wealthy family. Adding to the mix is Chinh’s brother Noi (Samart Payakarun), who has come to France with the promise of a work permit to be supplied by Tony. That is, if the wedding takes place as planned.
A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France.
The grim realities of daily life in post-Communist Romania are described in this dark drama, which was filmed on-location in the poorer areas of Bucharest. Pepe & Fifi are brother and sister. Pepe is a struggling boxer, and Fifi is a barfly addicted to Bucharest's sleazy night life. This movie chronicles their daily lives while commenting upon the political and economic situation in Romania.
