A tragic comedy from Paul Negoescu
The award-winning Romanian hit arrives in U.S. cinemas Friday, August 4th!
Winner of six Gopo Awards
(The Romanian Academy Award)
BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST EDITING
After releasing previous celebrated titles from acclaimed Romanian filmmaker Paul Negoescu, Dekanalog is very proud to launch MEN OF DEEDS, his latest picture (and winner of six Gopo Awards – aka the Romanian Oscars – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Editing). The acclaimed drama-comedy drama will be released on August 4 at New York City’s Quad Cinema and on August 11 at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal.
A middle-aged police chief (Iulian Postelnicu) goes on with his job and modest life in a small town, dreaming of having an orchard, managing regular drunken conflicts at the local bar and largely ignoring the mayor’s (Vasile Muraru) questionable deeds and the dubious things that happen in the village. But when a man is murdered, he jumps to the other extreme, trying to be what he has never been before: the justice seeker who arrests everyone guilty.
A dark comedy that weaves in and out of tragedy without ever losing its footing, Men of Deeds is the award-winning sort of world cinema that simply must be seen to be believed. Smart performances, a clever and intuitive style, and an irresistibly, unpredictable yarn make for a film audiences won’t soon forget.
MEN OF DEEDS is directed by Paul Negoescu, written by Radu Romaniuc and Oana Tudor, and stars Iulian Postelnicu, Vasile Muraru, Anghel Damian, and Crina Semciuc.
MEN OF DEEDS opens in New York City on Friday, August 4th and Los Angeles on Friday, August 11th.
– CRITICS –
The distributors kindly request that
all reviews are embargoed until Wednesday, August 2nd.
Color
Romanian Language with English Subtitles
106 minutes
Not Rated
