''The Treasure'' () is a 2015 Romanian film directed by

Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu (; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Life and education Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania. He is the son of a former Romanian language teacher ...

, starring Toma Cuzin, Adrian Purcărescu and Corneliu Cozmei. It tells the story of two young men who search for lost treasure. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

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where it won the Prix Un Certain Talent prize.

Cast

* Toma Cuzin as Costi * Adrian Purcărescu as Adrian * Corneliu Cozmei as Cornel * Radu Banzaru as Vanzator * Florin Kevorkian as Sef Costi * Iulia Ciochina as Vanzatoare * Cristina Toma as Raluca * Dan Chiriac as Lica * Laurentiu Lazar as Petrescu * Clemence Valleteau as Emma Dumont

Production

The film was produced through the director's company 42 km Film in collaboration with France's Les Films du Worso and Rouge International. It received grants corresponding to 350,000 euro from the Romanian National Film Center and support from

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France Cinéma, HBO and

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. With the exception of Toma Cuzin, the entire cast consists of non-professional actors. Filming took place from 15 October to 15 November 2014 in

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and Bucharest.

References

External links

* 2015 films Films directed by Corneliu Porumboiu Films shot in Bucharest Films shot in Romania Romanian comedy films 2010s Romanian-language films 2015 comedy films {{Romania-film-stub