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Eastern Business

Igor Cobileanski

Romania, Lithuania, Moldova, 2016, 88 Min

Black comedy from Moldova: apparently home to the highest levels of absurdity and sarcasm in Europe, the two misfits we encounter in this film open our eyes as to whether these myths correspond to reality. Hoping for a change in fortune, the two set out on an adventurous journey across one of our continent's lesser known countries.

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Two men who've seen better years and can't stand one another, a complete mismatch in fact, and yet they find themselves united by adversity. In order to escape the daily grind and finally accomplish something in life the pair come up with all kinds of flawed schemes, yet despite the recurrent setbacks they refuse to give up. Instead they battle on, almost striking up an unlikely friendship in the process.

Moldovan filmmaker Igor Cobileanski is no stranger to Cottbus audiences, having presented both his short film COLECŢIA DE AROME/THE FLAVORS COLLECTION and debut feature film LA LIMITA DE JOS A CERULUI/THE UNSAVED at the FilmFestival Cottbus back in 2013. EG

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Igor Cobileanski

Kamera
Feliksas Abrukauskas

Ton
Christian Tarnoveţchi

Schnitt
Răzvan Ilinca, Eugen Kelemen

Ausstattung
Vali Ighigheanu

Musik
Liviu Elekes

Darsteller
Constantin Pușcașu, Ion Sapdaru, Daniel Busuioc, Anne Marie Chertic, Doru Aftanasiu, Valeriu Andriuţă, Cezar Antal, Oleg Apostol

Produzent
Iuliana Tarnoveţchi, Dagne Vildžiunaite

Produktion
Alien Film Entertainment

Co-Produktion
Just A Moment, Brio Film, Kanoi Film

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Igor Cobileanski - born in 1974 in Comrat, USSR. He is a graduate of the Bucharest Academy of Theatre and Film. His debut feature LA LIMITA DE JOS A CERULUI successfully traveled the festival circuit and received the FIPRESCI Award at the FFC in 2013. He works as a director and scriptwriter on films and for television.

Movies
CÂND SE STINGE LUMINA (2005, short)
COLECȚIA DE AROME (2013, short)
LA LIMITA DE JOS A CERULUI (2013, FFC 2013)
UMBRE (2014-2015, TV Series)

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