A film by Corneliu Porumboiu. "The Whistlers" celebrated its world premiere in competition at The Cannes Film Festival 2019
Cristi, a Romanian police officer who is a whistle blower for the mafia, is going to La Gomera Island to learn an ancestral whistling language. In Romania he is under police surveillance and by using this coded language he will continue to communicate with the mobsters to get Zsolt out of prison. Zsolt is the only one who knows where 30 millions of euros are hidden.
A 42km production (Romania), in co-production with Les Films Du Worso (France) and Komplizen Film (Germany); In Collaboration with Arte France Cinéma, WDR/Arte, Film i Vast, Filmgate Films, Studioul de Creatie Cinematografica; Funded by Romanian Film Center, Eurimages, Bord Cadre Films, Cinema City.
Cristi
Vlad Ivanov
Gilda
Catrinel Marlon
Magda
Rodica Lazar
Kiko
Antonio Buil
Paco
Agusti Villaronga
Zsolt
Sabin Tambrea
Written and directed by
Corneliu Porumboiu
Director of Photography
Tudor Mircea (RSC)
Editor
Roxana Szel
Production Design
Simona Paduretu
Costume Design
Dana Paparuz
Co-producers
Sylvie Pialat, Alejandro Arenas (Les Films du Worso)
Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach,
Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Producers
Marcela Ursu, Patricia Poienaru (42KM)
Romanian Film Prize 2020
GOPO
Sevilla Festival de Cine 2019
Best Screenplay
Sevilla Festival de Cine 2019
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020
Cork Film Festival 2019
Sarajevo Film Festival 2019
Milwaukee Film Festival 2019
New Zealand International Film Festival 2019
Cannes Film Festival 2019
Competition
Transsilvanien International Film Festival 2019
Filmfest München 2019
Toronto International Film Festival 2019
New York Film Festival 2019
BFI London Film Festival 2019
