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Nae Caranfil (writer)
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Release Date:
15 March 2002 (Romania) more
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Plot:
Ovidiu, a high-school teacher looking for an extra buck, finds an unexpected way to earn easy money. | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins more
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Spechless more (26 total)

Cast

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Mircea Diaconu ... Ovidiu Gorea
Gheorghe Dinica ... Pavel Puiut
Mara Nicolescu ... Miruna
Viorica Voda ... Diana Dobrovicescu
Marius Florea Vizante ... Simpaticul
Florin Zamfirescu ... Poetul Garii de Nord
Cristian Gheorghe ... Robert Dobrovicescu
Florin Calinescu ... Himself
Constantin Draganescu ... Tatal
Monica Ghiuta ... Mama
Ovidiu Niculescu ... Ospatarul
Valentin Popescu ... Recuperator #1
Nae Caranfil ... Karaoke singer
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Gabriela Bobes
George Lungoci ... Reporter
Marius Rizea
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Also Known As:
Philanthropique (France)
Philanthropy (International: English title)
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110 min | France:113 min
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19 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Spechless, 14 July 2005
10/10
Author: Tomis (halftildead) from Romania

By saying this is the best Romanian movie I don't really say much about it, because there aren't any good Romanian movies, really (with few exceptions). But I can tell you that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen, and I have seen many. Not only it makes you laugh, but it makes you think. A little bit like American Beauty. The story is well put together and the acting quite impressive - gives you a strong real life impression. A school teacher needs money so he can be around the sister of one of his trouble-making students. His book (just released on the market) didn't have any buyers, so he need other funding sources. You'll see what and how. Overall, a movie not to miss.

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