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The Happiest Girl in the World

The Happiest Girl in the World

2009•1h 39m•6.9/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

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6.9/10(40)

Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism

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Production

Hi Film Productions, Circe Films, România Film, Televiziunea Română, Media Planning Group, Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, HBO Romania, TVR, CNC

Language

RO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Andreea Bosneag

Delia Cristina Fratila

Violeta Haret-Popa

Mrs. Fratila

Vasile Muraru

Vasile Muraru

Mr. Fratila

Șerban Pavlu

Șerban Pavlu

Director

Andi Vasluianu

Andi Vasluianu

Cinematographer

Diana Gheorghian

Diana Gheorghian

Producer

Alexandru Georgescu

Alexandru Georgescu

The Client

Petre Constantin Bombardel

Luminiţa Stoianovici

Gabi - Make-up Artist

Doru Catanescu

Doru Catanescu

Mr. Arvunescu

Bogdan Marhodin

Bogdan Marhodin

Viorel

Cristina Serbu

Claudiu Dumitru

Banel

Marian Pîrvu

Recuziter 2

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