a film by HADRIAN MARCU

a film by HADRIAN MARCU

A DECENT MAN debut film by HADRIAN MARCU Romania, 2018 93 min. screenplay by HADRIAN MARCU based on the novel Firesc by PETRU CIMPOEȘU cinematography ADRIAN SILIȘTEANU RSC editing ALEXANDRU RADU sound SEBASTIAN ZSEMLYE production designer BOGDAN IONESCU costume designer ALEXANDRA ALMA UNGUREANU make-up and hair DANA ROȘEANU casting FLORENTINA BRATFANOF executive producer TITI RĂDOAIE co-producer ADELA VRÎNCEANU CELEBIDACHI producers ANAMARIA ANTOCI, ADRIAN SILIȘTEANU CAST BOGDAN DUMITRACHE ADA GALEȘ MĂDĂLINA CONSTANTIN ADRIAN TITIENI

SYNOPSIS Petru is a drilling engineer living in a community of oil industry workers. Petru is quite conflicted. On one hand he is about to get married to his pregnant girlfriend Laura, on the other he is involved with the wife of one of his colleagues, Sonia, who had a serious work-related accident. His new life seems to begin while she feels hers is ending. Everything is thrown into chaos when Laura finds out about his relationship with Sonia. He feels guilt-ridden but also responsible for the upcoming baby.

DIRECTOR S NOTE People instinctively seek affection but affection comes attached with a human being. That makes things complicated. That makes being alone sometimes preferable. But loneliness is not an option in the long run. This contradiction throws some of us into a permanent state of conflict. The film tries to depict the inner struggle of a man who finds himself in such a deadlock. To depict his failure to understand himself and address the problems he has. The failure to adapt. Failure to progress on a personal level more than anything else. Trouble, turmoil. Everything on the inside. Not really a why but the devastating effects of it. The struggle against himself. The film chronicles the degradation fueled by the unconscious repetition of errors. The incapacity for change. Positive change.

HADRIAN MARCU director & screenwriter Hadrian Marcu graduated from Law School in 1999 and from 2003 he studied Film Directing at Bucharest Media University. He worked as a 1st AD for over 80 advertising clips in collaboration with some of the established film production companies in Romania and abroad. In 2006, he is Radu Munteanu s 1st AD for the film The Paper Will Be Blue. Over the years, he has shot 8 short films which were selected at established international film festivals all over the world.

ANAMARIA ANTOCI producer ADRIAN SILIȘTEANU RSC cinematographer & producer Adrian Silișteanu graduated Cinematography in Bucharest, while also studying Digital Cinematography at The National Audiovisual Institute in Paris. Over the last decade, he worked as cinematographer for many movies, TV series and commercials. In 2012, Adrian Silișteanu directed his first short film, The Ditch, and 4 years later (2016) he released a second short Written/Unwritten - Nominee for European Film Awards and winner of more than 35 international and national awards. Anamaria Antoci began her work in the film industry by joining 4 Proof Film production company in 2012. Since then, she has produced a wide range of awarded shorts, Adrian Sitaru s last two features, Illegitimate (2016, Berlinale Forum - C.I.C.A.E. Award), The Fixer (Toronto IFF 2016, Romania s candidate for the Foreign Oscars 2018 nomination) and the creative documentary Planeta Petrila, directed by Andrei Dăscălescu (IDFA 2016). In 2017 Anamaria established her own company, Bucharest based Tangaj Production, and currently is handling a slate of projects in various phases of their evolution. Anamaria is an EAVE, Cannes Producers on the Move and ACE Producers alumni, as well as an EFA member.

MAIN CAST

BOGDAN DUMITRACHE (Petru) Bogdan Dumitrache was born in May 1977, in Bucharest. He graduated the National University of Theatre and Film I. L. Caragiale Bucharest in 1999 and made his debut as an actor on the stage of Constantin Nottara theatre, in 2000, but quickly abandoned theatre in favor of film. Quite shortly, his silver screen career took off, as Bogdan starred in highly acclaimed prize-winning long and short films, such as: Traffic, directed by Cătălin Mitulescu, The Death of Mr Lăzărescu, directed by Cristi Puiu, Andreea s Tram, directed by Alex Iordăchescu, The Way I Spent the End of the World, directed by Cătălin Mitulescu, The Boxing Lesson, directed by Alexandru Mavrodineanu, The Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man, directed by Constantin Popescu, Stuck on Christmas, directed by Iulia Rugină, Best Intentions, directed by Adrian Sitaru, Child s Pose, directed by Călin Peter Netzer, Pororoca, directed by Constantin Popescu, Mariţa, directed by Cristi Iftime, Dublu, directed by Catrinel Dănăiaţă, Sieranevada, directed by Cristi Puiu. Although he became known to the larger public because of his role in the Romanian adaptation of the American TV hit In Treatment, Bogdan earned the critics recognition for his feature films. The role of Alex in Best Intentions brought him the Golden Leopard for Best Actor at Locarno International Film Festival (2011) and his role in Pororoca brought him The Silver Seaashell for Best Actor in San Sebastian Film Festival (2017).

ADA GALEȘ (Laura) Ada Galeș is a Romanian actress who graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in acting from the National University of Theatre and Film I. L. Caragiale Bucharest. She is now working in the National Theatre in Bucharest and also with several theatres from the capital. In 2016 she was awarded at the UNITER Romanian Theatre Union Awards the prize for Best Debut. Moreover, she was awarded Best Actress at the Contemporary Plays Festival in 2015. Recently she was the supporting actress in the movie In Blue directed by Jaap van Heusden. Ada also has experience in playing in the TV shows and appeared as leading actress in numerous short movies. Ada loves working with kids and teenagers therefore she participated as a trainer over the years in youth theatre festivals. She is a good driver, a decent skier, passionate about swimming, a good contemporary dancer and eager for every professional challenge that might come into her career, interested in crossing boundaries and accumulating experience and knowledge.

MĂDĂLINA CONSTANTIN (Sonia) Mădălina Constantin is a French-Romanian actress born in Bucharest. She studied at the National University of Theatre and Film I. L. Caragiale Bucharest. In 2003 she was admitted to the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris. Since then, she has divided her career between theater and film. Between Bucharest and Paris. In film, she has been in several feature and television films including Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, directed for the BBC by Gillies Mackinnon. In 2008, she acted in Fanny Ardant s first feature film, Cendres et Sang (Ashes and Blood), which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival (2009). She won the Best Actress award at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 2013 for her role in Liova Jedlicki s short film Solitudes.

4 PROOF FILM production company 4 PROOF FILM is a production company based in Bucharest, founded in 2007 by filmaker Adrian Sitaru, cinematographer Adrian Silișteanu and actor Adrian Titieni. Characterized by a truly independent spirit, 4 PROOF FILM aims to develop and produce author driven films and documentaries that are story-led, boldly told and globally relevant.

CONTACT Anamaria Antoci anamaria@4prooffilm.ro +40 740 155 602 12-14 General Constantin Budișteanu Street, C1 building, apt. 7, groundfloor 010775 Bucharest, Romania