''Selfie'' (stylized as ''#selfie'') is a 2014 Romanian

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directed by Cristina Jacob and produced b
Zazu Film
The plot revolves around three 18-year-old girls (played by Crina Semciuc, Flavia Hojda and Olimpia Melinte) who decide to spend their last days before the

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on a trip to the beach, rather than keep studying. The film is catching attention upon the

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phenomenon, famous among the young generation in 2014. The action of the movie is immortalising the protagonists using their mobile phones and posting selfie photos and videos on

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Plot

Yasmine, Roxi and Ana are willing to have fun and forget about the stress of the last 2 days before the

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exam. For them, having fun means a final big adventure, breaking the rules and never thinking about any possible consequences. In their seek for freedom, love and adrenaline they meet three young men they hang out with at sea.

Cast

* Crina Semciuc as Yasmine Necsulescu * Flavia Hojda as Ana Ceausu * Olimpia Melinte as Roxana Popa * Alex Calin as Bogdan * Levent Sali as Mihai * Vlad Logigan as George * Alina Chivulescu as Cecilia Popa * Razvan Vasilescu as Nicu Ceausu Rest of cast (listed alphabetically) * Florin Calinescu as Policeman 1 * Catalin Catoiu as Clementin * Dan Chisu as Yasmine's Father * Bogdan Cotlet as Policeman 2 * Anghel Damian as Rares * Constantin Florescu as Math Teacher * Razvan Fodor as Sergiu * Ion Grosu as Policeman 3 * Nicoleta Luciu as Segiu's friend * Titi Radoaie as Driver * Mihaela Rădulescu as Yasmine's Mother * Mihai Rait Dragomir as Gas station cashier * James Simenc as George (Magi) (voice) * Smiley as Pepenar 1 * Carmen Tanase as Biology Teacher * Catalin Radu Tanase as Reporter * Alex Velea as Pepenar 2 * George Vintila as Station Employee

Production

''#Selfie'' (2014) marks Cristina Jacob’s directorial debut. The cast is a mix of young actors and well-known Romanian actors. ''#Selfie’s'' script writing involved another two screenwriters in addition to Cristina Jacob: Maria Spirache and Alexandru Molico. ''#Selfie'' is a

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and Zazu Film production.

Filming

''#Selfie'' production was a process of 27 days, in 12 different locations and 68 professionals involved. 10 cameras were used to create an impressive stunt and nine stuntmen performed the scenes in which a car plunged into the waters of the Black Sea. The whole scene was filmed "from a single double".

Music

The soundtrack of the film is signed by Hahaha Production. One of the composers is Smiley - on his real name Andrei Maria Tiberiu. Smiley can also be seen in the film, performing the role of a watermelon seller from Vama Veche, together with Alex Velea.

Reception

With over $355.000 and 86.000 admissions in Box Office, 1.100.000 views on Tv, 12 Film festival selections and 7 awards,''Selfie'' was the highest-grossing Romanian film of 2014 in its country. For this reason it won the Public Prize at the 2015 Gopo Awards, being also nominated for other four categories. A sequel titled '' Selfie 69'', also directed by Jacob, was released in 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selfie 2014 films 2014 comedy films 2010s teen comedy films Romanian comedy films 2010s Romanian-language films Films directed by Cristina Jacob Films about social media