Treasure
Porumboiu delivers an ingeniously intricate goofball comedy that evokes heroes of legend while bringing sociological abstractions to mucky life.
The Treasure
Costi (33) leads a peaceful life. At night he likes to read his six-year-old son stories to help him sleep. Their favorite is Robin Hood. Costi sees himself as the hero – righter of wrongs and defender of the oppressed. One evening, his neighbor pays him an unexpected visit and shares a secret: there’s treasure buried in his grandparents’ garden, he’s sure of it. If Costi will hire a metal detector to help locate it, he’ll give him half of whatever they get. Skeptical at first, in the end Costi can’t resist. He’s on board. The two accomplices have one weekend to locate the loot. Despite every obstacle in their path, Costi refuses to be discouraged. For his wife and son, he’s a real hero – nothing and no one are going to stop him.
Genre
Comedy
Runtime
89
Language
Romanian
Director
Corneliu Porumboiu
Cast
Cuzin Toma,
Adrian Purcarescu,
Corneliu Cozmei,
Cristina Toma
Awards:
Winner, Un Certain Regard ~ Avenir Prize, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Scott Foundas, Variety
The old truism that one man’s gold is another man’s garbage gives life to Corneliu Porumboiu’s “The Treasure,” a sandpaper-dry caper comedy about two unlikely fortune hunters searching for long-buried backyard booty. A deadpan gem rich in Porumboiu’s trademark laconic protagonists, puffed-up petty ...
Played at
West L.A.
Royal
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