Alexandru Dobrescu
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The Punishment
Overview: In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1976-09-13
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Mirror
Overview: Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topics from the same era such as the Iron Guard rebellion and the execution of political leaders by communists.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1994-02-11
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Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
Overview: At a swanky hotel in a Black Sea resort, Gogu, one of the hotel employees, meets his uncle Marin, an Oltenian peasant who has come to visit. Gogu says he can sneak Marin into the hotel, as one of the rooms is empty awaiting the arrival of an American billionaire, Mr. Juvett. Marin is amazed by the revealing clothing worn by women at the resort, while the hotel guests are fascinated by his quaint peasant costume. In the hotel room, Marin is perplexed by the various gadgets. Meanwhile, the gangsters learn that Juvett has arrived at the hotel. Juvett is the father of the kidnapped girl, and is coming to pass over a million dollar ransom. A rival gang, who know about the kidnapping, plan to take the ransom for themselves. They follow Marin, believing him to be Juvett.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1979-02-05
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Ciuleandra
Overview: After he kills his beloved wife, Puiu Faranga is helped by his father to fake insanity.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1985-01-14
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With Clean Hands
Overview: A story of an apolitical police commissar who is using odd methods against the gangsters.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1972-10-29
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A Police Inspector Calls
Overview: The Iron Guard, also known as Legion of Archangel Michael, was a Romanian nationalist and patriotic movement of extreme right; as such, after it rose to power, it supported Nazi Germany and started a fierce campaign of retaliation against its political enemies. As such, in the night of November 26-27, 1940, the Death Teams executed forty political prisoners in the Jilava prison (in the movie, named "Viraga"), and next day, other two Teams arrested and shot the former minister Virgil Madgearu and the world famous historian Nicolae Iorga. To squash down the political outcry, the Police Prefect Stefan Zävoianu conveniently assigns the cases to a commissioner from the "Morals Division" (prostitution, thieves), Tudor Moldovan, hoping that he will fail to get to the bottom of the case. However, Moldovan has communist sympathies, so he quickly comes under the influence of the Bolshevik Pîrvu, who had escaped during the Viraga...
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1974-04-01
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Hot Days
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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For Motherland
Overview: In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war the Kingdom of Romania joins the war on Russia's side and declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1977-05-07
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White Darkness
Overview: A woman in a village tries to break up her son and his girlfriend. He asks for help a local cult leader. He tells her to use some specially prepared wine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Ring
Overview: Andrei is now a truck driver, but in one of his travels to Germany, he must become once again a boxer just for one night at the middleweight category.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1984-02-20
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