Boogie (2008)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Radu Muntean

Writers:

Alexandru Baciu (writer)
Radu Muntean (writer)

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (Romania)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Boogie finds himself caught between family obligations and the temptation of a night out like in the good old days.

Plot:

On his spring break at the seaside, with his wife and his four year old son, Bogdan Ciocazanu runs into...

Plot Keywords:

Seaside | Spring Break | Babysitting Wife | Male Female Relationship | Hooker

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Dragos Bucur	...	Bogdan Ciocazanu
Anamaria Marinca	...	Smaranda Ciocazanu
Mimi Branescu	...	Penescu
Adrian Vancica	...	Iordache
Vlad Muntean	...	Adrian Ciocazanu
Geanina Varga	...	Roxana
Roxana Iancu	...	Ramona
Maria Alexandra Birleanu	...	Waitress

Also Known As:

Summer Holiday (USA)
Boogie (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Boogie (Argentina) (festival title) [es]

Runtime:

Romania:102 min | Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Neptun Resort, Romania

Company:

Multimedia Est

Trivia:

The location as mentioned in the movie is Neptun resort, but actually all the beach sequences were filmed in Saturn resort. As the main character is coming out of the water, one can clearly identify three seaside hotels from Saturn: Hora, Balada and Sirena. In fact, in Neptun there are no hotels close to the beach.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The evening out on the Amfiteatru terrace, one of the guys says they should go bowling in Olimp, but they are already there, as Amfiteatru is a renowned hotel & restaurant in Olimp resort.

excellent movie

This movie you either like all the way to the end - or you dislike entirely. This will explain some of the most-favorable comments, but also some of the opinions against it. There's no middle way - either you're into this type of movies, or not. The amateurs for action, rough scenes, twisted plots and stuff like that will be left unsatisfied. The action is slow - however, the dialogue and the acting are extremely intelligent and well-performed. I know the Western viewer is not familiar with this type of cinema, and may not like it. In a way, you have to be a Romanian to like it. However, I'd like to think for myself that is because of movies like these that I believe again in the fate of Romanian cinema. Movies like "Hartia va fi albastra", "Patru luni, trei saptamini..." and now "Boogie" give me great hope. Great actors, great movie, awesome experience. Highly recommended.