California Dreamin'
– Romanian director Cristian Nemescu's comedy California Dreamin' (aka Nesfarsit, 2007) unfolds agains..
Romanian director Cristian Nemescu's comedy California Dreamin' (aka Nesfarsit, 2007) unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, circa 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the country -- without official documents, and equipped only with the verbal consent of the Romanian authorities. The transport thus grows intensely vulnerable.
23 Jan 2009
English, Romanian, Spanish, Italian
Cristian Nemescu
Catherine Linstrum (additional dialogue), Cristian Nemescu, Tudor Voican
Armand Assante, Jamie Elman, Razvan Vasilescu, Maria Dinulescu
In 1999, during the Kosovo War,a train carrying NATO equipment, escorted by American Marines with Captain Doug Jones in command, is held back in Capalnita, a Romanian godforsaken village, by Doiaru, the station master, who blocks the train over a paperwork technicality. For five days the villagers try to take advantage of the Americans' unexpected presence. The mayor, for instance, organizes a celebration in their honor. On the other hand, sergeant David McLaren, Jones's second in command, falls in love with Monica, the crafty's station master's daughter, who dreams of a better world... And what about the Marines' initial mission?
14 wins & 13 nominations.
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