9.074 minSeason 3 • Episode 7
LatestRelu is a family man. He has two children, a wife and a double life. Seen through the eyes of his family, Relu Oncescu appears to be an ordinary taxi driver. No one suspects that Relu works as a collector for Capitanu', a local mobster. Neither of the two worlds (his family and the mafia) knows of the other's existence. Relu manages to keep everything under control, but not for long. After accidentally killing a man, he tries to get out of the underworld, but he can't find his way back. Day by day, the secrets he keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface, one by one.
Acting
Șerban Pavlu's face does what scripts can't — pure suffocation.
Direction
Cobileanski and Mirică squeeze dread from fluorescent-lit kitchens.
Writing
Every lie compounds interest. The debt always comes due.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Romania's post-communist mafia culture mirrors Relu's bifurcated existence — official economies failed, so shadow systems became family businesses.
Șerban Pavlu reportedly drove actual Bucharest taxis incognito to study how passengers ignore drivers — the invisible labor that became Relu's perfect cover.
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