Italy / Sep 09, 1998 / Venice Film Festival
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military service and Elena is to be married to a man she does not love. They decide they are meant for each other and plan on a different future, one that is on a collision course with the authorities, and start a mad affair.
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Genres
RomanceCrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Terminus paradis |
| Original language | Română (RO) |
| Spoken languages | Română |
| Production countries | France, Romania, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Le Studio de Creation Cinematographique du Ministere de la Culture, Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères, Fondazione Montecinemaverita, MK2 Films, Canal+, Filmex |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1998 |
| Executive producer | Constantin Popescu |
| Production | Marin Karmitz |
| Writer | Radu Aldulescu, Lucian Pintilie, Răsvan Popescu |
| Editing | Victorița Nae, Claudine Bouché |
| Cinematography | Călin Ghibu, Silviu Stavilã |
| Assistant directors | Andrei Morosanu, Lucian Pintilie, Erika Negrescu |
| Camera operators | Călin Ghibu, Silviu Stavilã |
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| Additional photography | Călin Ghibu, Silviu Stavilã |
| Production design | Călin Papură |
| Art direction | Călin Papură |
| Set decoration | Călin Papură |
| Music | Hanno Höfer, Andrei Papp, Jean-Bernard Thomasson |
| Sound | Hanno Höfer, Andrei Papp, Jean-Bernard Thomasson |
| Costume design | Cătălina Ghibu, Anastasia Vitanidis |
| Makeup | Anastasia Vitanidis, Cătălina Ghibu |
| Hairstyling | Anastasia Vitanidis, Cătălina Ghibu |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Nov 14, 1998 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
New Zealand / Jul 23, 1999 / Auckland Film Festival
Poland / Jul 18, 2018 / Transatlantyk Film Festival
Theatrical release
Romania / Sep 01, 1998
France / Oct 07, 1998 / U
Switzerland / Jun 18, 1999 / German speaking region
Netherlands / May 25, 2000
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