Hawaii

2017 1h 56m RO

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 18

Drama

Synopsis

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Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dragoș Bucur
Andrei Florescu
Andi Vasluianu
Rodica Lazăr
Cristina Flutur
Ioana Balan
Cătălin Cățoiu
avocat
Constantin Cojocaru
Vasile Florescu
Gheorghe Ifrim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jesús del Cerro
Writers: Jesús del Cerro, Manuel Feijóo, Beatriz G. Cruz
Languages: English, Romanian
Countries: Romania

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Romanian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jesús del Cerro, shot by Tudor Vladimir Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Juan Carlos Cuello. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ovidiu Văcaru shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dragoș Bucur and Andi Vasluianu and Rodica Lazăr carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5566714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jesús del Cerro directs. Tudor Vladimir Panduru behind the camera. Juan Carlos Cuello scores. Ovidiu Văcaru cuts. Produced in Romania. Dialogue in English, Romanian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Romanian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jesús del Cerro, shot by Tudor Vladimir Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Juan Carlos Cuello. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ovidiu Văcaru shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dragoș Bucur and Andi Vasluianu and Rodica Lazăr carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5566714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.