Men of Deeds
- Directed by: Paul Negoescu
- Released: 2025 (educational)
- Year of Production: 2022
Fresh from the U.S. success of his indie hit Two Lottery Tickets, director Paul Negoescu goes into Twin Peaks-like territory and flexes his Coen Brothers’ muscles in his latest outing Men Of Deeds.
A middle-aged police chief (Iulian Postelnicu, in one of the best performances in recent Romanian cinema) goes on with his job and modest life in a small town, dreaming of having an orchard, managing regular drunken conflicts at the local bar and largely ignoring the mayor’s (Vasile Muraru) questionable deeds and the dubious things that happen in the village. But when a man is murdered, he jumps to the other extreme, trying to be what he has never been before: the justice seeker who arrests everyone guilty.
Winner of 6 Gopo Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing
"A bleakly compelling breathless, near-absurd farce... What Training Day might have been like as remade by Bruno Dumont." - Guy Lodge, Variety
"Pitch-dark comedy and sociopolitical commentary collide in Paul Negoescu’s portrait of a bumbling cop." - Neil Young, Screen International
Born in 1984, Paul Negoescu, studied film directing at the national film school in Bucharest. His short films were selected in many international festivals including Cannes (Semaine de la Critique – 2012), Berlinale (2008, 2009 and 2010), Karlovy Vary or Rotterdam. Two of his short films (Renovation and Derby) were nominated at the European Film Academy Awards in 2009 and 2011.
His debut film, “A Month in Thailand” premiered at the Venice Film Festival (International Critics’ Week) in 2012 and was awarded with the FIPRESCI prize in Sofia International Film Festival and Best Debut in Transilvania International Film Festival. His second feature, “Two Lottery Tickets”, a micro-budget independent film, became one of the most successful Romanian film at the box office well received by festivals and critics. “The Story of a Summer Lover”, his 3rd feature, was distributed by Netflix in over 30 territories.
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