Corrupt Romanian policeman Cristi, playing both sides of the law, arrives on the Canary Island of La Gomera, assigned to get a local mobster off the hook. In order to fulfill his task though, he must first master the whistling (and, most importantly, undetectable) language of the island, which criminals have used to secretly communicate for generations. A polished mashup of noir and gangster motifs, equipped with a delightfully prankish spirit, that tells the story of a man convinced that he is at the center of the plot, while he is just a supporting character in the background.
The Whistlers
La Gomera
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Corneliu Porumboiu
- Script: Corneliu Porumboiu
- Cinematography: Tudor Mircea
- Editing: Roxana Szel
- Actors: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Agustí Villaronga, Sabin Tambrea
- Production: 42 km Film, Les fims du Worso, Komplizen Film
- Producers: Marcela Mindru Ursu, Patricia Poienaru,Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade
- Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma, WDR, Film I Vast, Filmgate Films, Studioul de Creatie Cinematografica
- Costumes: Dana Paparuz
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Romania, France, Germany
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 98´
- Distribution in Greece: Spentzos Film
- Contact: Mk2 Films, intsales@mk2.com
Corneliu Porumboiu
He was born in 1975, in Vaslui, Romania. He studied Film Directing at the National University of Drama and Film, Bucharest. In 2006 he made his first feature, 12:08 East of Bucharest, which won the Camera d’Or and the Label Europe, the film distributors’ award, at Cannes. The film took more than 20 awards in festivals all over the world and was distributed in more than 30 countries. Police, Adjective won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Filmography
2006 A fost sau n-a fost? | 12:08 East of Bucharest
2009 Politist, adjectiv | Police, Adjective
2013 Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau Metabolism | When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
2014 Al doilea joc | The Second Game (doc)
2015 Comoara | The Treasure
2019 La Gomera | The Whistlers
