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Nasty

2024 · 104 min

A lively, reflective portrait that balances thrilling archive footage with candid interviews, capturing a charismatic rebel's rise and fall.

Directed by
Tudor Giurgiu, Tudor D. Popescu
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ilie Năstase, Ion Țiriac, Jimmy Connors
Tagline
More than just tennis
Overview
1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching both Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals. Moving back and forth in time and featuring amazing archive footage and exclusive interviews with top athletes, the documentary explores Nastase's highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded him and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene, Mr. Nice'n'Nasty disrupted the old-fashioned etiquette of the sport in the 70s thus becoming its first rebel rock star.

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Directed by
Tudor Giurgiu, Tudor D. Popescu
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ilie Năstase, Ion Țiriac, Jimmy Connors
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • rebellion
  • celebrity
  • sport
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Tudor Giurgiu, Tudor D. Popescu, Cristian Pascariu
Written by
Cristian Pascariu, Tudor Giurgiu
Starring
Ilie Năstase, Ion Țiriac, Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Billie Jean King, Rafael Nadal
Cinematography
Alex Brendea
Runtime
104 min
Country
Romania
Languages
French, Romanian, English, Spanish

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