10-04-2014

PRODUCTION: Tudor Giurgiu Shoots Cristian

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    Cristian by Tudor Giurgiu Cristian by Tudor Giurgiu Libra Film Production

    BUCHAREST: The third feature of director/screenwriter Tudor Giurgiu is a political drama based on a real story and focusing on a young and idealistic prosecutor in the tumultuos Romania of the year 2000.

    The film is a Romanian-Bulgarian-Hungarian coproduction.

    The main character tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. Looking further for the truth, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and painful revelations. Loredana Novak and Giurgiu wrote the script.

    Oana Giurgiu and Giurgiu are producing through Libra Film Production, in coproduction with Borislav Chouchkov through Chouchkov Brothers (Bulgaria) and Emoke Vagasi through CorLeonis Film (Hungary). The project won a production grant of 174,700EUR/760,000 RON from the National Centre for Cinema in 2011. The Bulgarian Film Center, MEDIA programme, SEE Cinema Network, HBO Romania and Eurimages are also supporting the film.

    The budget is 1,134,816EUR, Oana Giurgiu told FNE.

    Marius Panduru is the DOP. The cast includes Emilian Oprea, Mihai Constantin, Andreea Vasile, Dan Condurache, and Virgil Ogasanu. Shooting started in February and it will wrap in mid-April. Cristian (working title) was shot in Bucharest and Oradea. The premiere is set for Spring 2015.

    Production Information

    Libra Film
    52 Popa Soare street, Et. 1, Ap. 4
    Sector 2 Bucureşti, România
    Phone/Fax:+40. 21.32.66.480
    +40. 21.32.60.268
    www.librafilm.net
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    Chouchkov Brothers
    Borislav Chouchkov
    6, Shipka Str., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
    Phone: +359 (0)2 9463410
    Fax: +359 (0)2 9463411
    http://ch-bros.com
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    Cor Leonis Films Kft.
    1056 Budapest, Váci u. 56-58
    Phone: +36 209 555858
    http://www.corleonis.hu
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    Credits
    Director: Tudor Giurgiu
    Script: Loredana Novak
    Tudor Giurgiu
    DoP: Marius Panduru
    Production designer: Cristian Niculescu
    Costume designer: Andrea Szelyes
    Make-up: Valentin Valov
    Cast: Emilian Oprea, Mihai Constantin, Andreea Vasile, Dan Condurache, Virgil Ogasanu, Liviu Pintileasa, Lucretia Mandric, Attila Gasparik

    Published in Romania

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