Philanthropy (2002)

Original title

Filantropica

Directed by

Nae Caranfil

Genre

comedy film

Country

Romania, France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A broke and desperate writer schemes to get free meals in expensive restaurants. He gets entangled with a corrupt and greedy character who has his own plans. The film is a dark comedy about deception and survival.

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What happens

Filantropica (alternate spellings Philanthropy, Philanthropique) is a 2002 Romanian dark comedy film directed by Nae Caranfil and starring Mircea Diaconu. Critically acclaimed and considered a landmark film of the Romanian New Wave, it is described as a "comedy about corruption and greed and how to get a free meal in fancy restaurants". Caranfil, the director, has a cameo appearance as a karaoke singer, singing Frank Sinatra's "My Way". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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