Parking is a 2019 internationally co-produced romantic drama film directed by Tudor Giurgiu. It is based on the novel Apropierea by Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari who co-wrote the screenplay along Giurgiu. It stars Mihai Smarandache, Belén Cuesta, Ariadna Gil and Luis Bermejo.

Parking
Film poster
Directed byTudor Giurgiu
Written byTudor Giurgiu
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari
Based onApropierea
by Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari
Starring
Production
companies
  • Libra Film Productions
  • Tito Clint Movies
  • La Claqueta
  • Evolution Films
Release date
  • June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) (TIFF)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesRomania
Spain
Czech Republic
LanguagesSpanish
Romanian
Box office$50,853[1]

Plot

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The story is set in 2002 and revolves around Adrian (Smarandache), a Romanian undocumented immigrant who works as a security guard at a parking lot in Córdoba, Spain.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Libra Film alongside La Claqueta PC, Tito Clint Movies and Evolution Films, with support of MEDIA, Eurimages, the CNC [ro] the Junta de Andalucía and Canal Sur TV.[4][5]

Release

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The film premiered on June 14, 2019 as the opener of 18th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF).[6] It was released on demand on Filmin on May 15, 2020.[7]

Awards and nominations

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It was nominated for eight categories at the 2020 Gopo Awards, including Best Film.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Parking". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ "Parking, în regia lui Tudor Giurgiu, proiectat în premieră mondială la Gala de deschidere TIFF 2019". tiff.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e Panero, José Luis (15 May 2020). "Parking', último trabajo del cineasta rumano Tudor Giurgiu, llega hoy a Filmin y sólo un gran reparto aúpa las deficiencias de un drama inverosímil". COPE.
  4. ^ "Parking". academiadecine.com. 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Dobroiu, Ștefan (3 June 2019). "Review: Parking". Cineuropa.
  6. ^ "Ploaie de aplauze la premiera mondială Parking, în deschiderea TIFF 2019". tiff.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  7. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (15 May 2020). "Retrato mágico de gente a la deriva en el extrarradio de Córdoba". La Vanguardia.
  8. ^ "Nominalizări Premiile Gopo 2020 – Premiile GOPO" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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