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| MUBI | Release Date: March 22, 2024 |
Starring:
Ada Dumitru, Adrian Nicolae, Andi Vasluianu, Claudia Ieremia, Dorina Lazar, Ilinca Manolache, Ioana Iacob, Katia Pascariu, László Miske, Marius Panduru, Nicodim Ungureanu, Nina Hoss, Ovidiu Pîrsan, Serban Pavlu, Sofia Nicolaescu, Uwe Boll
Summary:
An overworked and underpaid production assistant must drive around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational company. When one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal she is forced to re-invent the whole story. [MUBI]
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