Synopsis
A black comedy about violence in its numerous forms and about how things go bad when you least expect it.
Directed by: Andrei Redinciuc
Script by: Andrei Redinciuc
Cast: Vlad Brumaru, Ștefan Mihai, Corina Moise, Alexandru Pavel, Gabriel Zaharia
Producer: Carol Ionescu and Andrei Redinciuc
Cinematography by: Cătălin Rugină
Edited by: Sabin Mardale
Sound: Ștefan Azaharioaie
Music: Adrian Piciorea
Year: 2021
Category: short film
Genre: Dark Comedy
Duration: 25 minutes
11,458 – Cinepub viewers
PLOT SUMMARY
Two guys are drinking, smoking and making prank calls. Little do they know that their fun night is about to take a big turn when they get an unexpected visit from two strangers.
More details:
The short film started with the question “What would happen if two guys who have fun by anonymously calling random people and making fun of them, get visited in the middle of the night by the people they called?” From there it transformed into a movie about violence (in its numerous forms: verbal, psychological, physical) and about consequences.
Hiding behind the anonymity of a phone call, two guys play a game in which they mock random people. Unfortunately for them and fortunately for their victims, by chance, their address is found. The two guys get visited by a couple that doesn’t seem to have peaceful intentions.
Their meeting becomes a game of power in which, gradually, the boys turn from abusers to victims and the strange couple from victims to abusers.
FILM FESTIVALS
- Brno Film Festival, Cehia, 2021
- Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2021
- Short Stop International Film Festival 2021
- Transilvania International Film Festival, 2022
- Festivalul Internațional de Film Independent Aonimul, 2022
- Filmul de Piatra, 2022
- Serile Filmului Românesc, Iași, 2022
- Noaptea albă a filmului românesc, București, 2022
- SHORT FILM BREAKS, 2023
AWARDS
- Award – Best International Short Film – Brno Film Festival
- Nomination – Premiul pentru cel mai bun scurtmetraj de ficțiune – Premiile Gopo 2022
- Nomination – Best Short Film – Short Stop International Film Festival
- Nomination – Best Director (Andrei Redinciuc) – Short Stop International Film Festival
- Nomination – Best Actor (Alexandru Pavel) – Short Stop International Film Festival
- Nomination – Best Cinematography (Cătălin Rugină) – Short Stop International Film Festival
- Nomination – Best Editing (Sabin Mardale) – Short Stop International Film Festival
- Nomination – Best Original Score (Adrian Piciorea) – Short Stop International Film Festival
ARTICLES
- Romanian movies on TIFF Film Festival – vice.com
