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The Whistlers

Corneliu Porumboiu / RO, FR, DE, SE, 2019 / 97 min.

Thirty million Euro in cash stowed in a mattress, a femme fatale, a bent copper and a gangster boss who wants to strike it big.  These are the ingredients of Corneliu Poromboiu’s latest film, a black comedy about gangsters who communicate using a secret whistling language. The film previously screened at the IFFR and the Cannes Film Festival.

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Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains foul language

Director

Corneliu Porumboiu

Production year

2019

Country

RO, FR, DE, SE

Original title

La Gomera

Length

97 min.

Language

Romanian, English, Spanish

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

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