The plot focuses on the lives of the soon to be married Stefan, a German working in Romania for a wealthy and eccentric printing company owner, Nicu Iorga and his soon-to-be bride Brîndușa, who is Nicu's secretary.
Acting
Răzvan Vasilescu's Nicu — all jovial menace and rotting charm.
Direction
Danquart lets silences scream louder than any dialogue could.
Director
Didi Danquart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Bucharest with a mixed German-Romanian crew, the film captures post-communist workplace dynamics where Western capital meets Eastern European survival instincts.
The printing press itself becomes a character — noisy, mechanical, consuming — mirroring how Nicu's business devours human relationships.