Recommended Film: Intregalde (2021)
Recommened film. Films. Rural - Noir. Radu Muntean. Romania. Netflix.
Radu Muntean’s Întregalde is a tense, armospheric and beautifully acted drama with some great performances. Highly recommeded.
‘Întregalde is a Romanian drama thriller film, directed by Radu Muntean and released in 2021.[ The film centres on a group of humanitarian aid workers in Romania who bring supplies to poverty-stricken areas in the Transylvania region, whose trip to the village of Întregalde is derailed after they pick up a disoriented old man (Luca Sabin) who needs a ride.
The film's cast includes Maria Popistașu, Ilona Brezoianu, Alex Bogdan, Toma Cuzin and Gabor Bondi. It was shot in 2020 in the Apuseni Mountains region. Muntean has described the film as inspired by real volunteer expeditions to deliver supplies to remote Romanian towns; after directly participating in two such trips, he was motivated to think about how much the effort actually helped the villagers as opposed to simply being a way for wealthy urbanites to congratulate themselves for their generosity.[
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