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The unlucky man

2017 · 90 min

A breezy, silly cascade of mishaps that keeps you smiling at the hero's escalating bad luck without ever asking much of you.

Overview
An unpredictable comedy set in modern-day Romania, Ghinionistul follows a down on his luck protagonist who tries to be in time for an audition but obstacle after obstacle gets in his way.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Iura Luncașu
Starring
Diana Dumitrescu, Virgil Iantu, Vlad Logigan, Codin Maticiuc, Dorian Popa, Levent Sali, Gheorghe Visu, Gabriel Radu
Runtime
90 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Moldavian

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