Men of Deeds

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Men of Deeds

Released Aug 4, 2023

1h 46m

Comedy

Drama

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Ilie, a small-town police chief, wants to build a modest comfortable life for himself, but ends up making the wrong choices. Middle-aged and alienated, he feels the need to be a part of something -- to build an orchard, even a home. Although dubious things happen in the village, Ilie only sees what suits him. The moment he gets involved in the village marks the beginning of his collapse. In a vacuum of solutions, he tries to be what he has never been before: the justice seeker who arrests everyone guilty.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

[An] exercise in finding personal and institutional corruption under every upturned stone, behind every unlocked small-town door, in every heavily conditional handshake.

Aug 17, 2022

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Alan Zilberman

Spectrum Culture

If the film lacks suspense or the thrill of discovery, that is deliberate because Men of Deeds is more about personality – and its influence on the culture of provincial life – than the traditional investigation you might find in most procedurals.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 10, 2023

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Lawrence Garcia

In Review Online

Negoescu seems to have challenged himself to change things up again, trying his hand at that most disreputable of auteurist ventures: directing a script that he did not write himself. And the results, it should be said, are somewhat mixed.

Aug 6, 2023

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

[T]he film is a thoughtful exploration of the inherent pettiness of corruption.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 4, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A mildly engaging, tonally uneven crime thriller.

Aug 2, 2023

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Neil Young

Screen International

A slow-burning and likeable pitch-dark comedy from Romanian director Paul Negoescu.

Aug 17, 2022

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Dr. J

Excellent! Engrossing throughout, unexpected as the story unfolded. Well-acted, especially the main character whose hunched shoulders alone carry emphathy for the sad, dangerous and hopeful situations he finds himself in.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Mary R

This movie was exceptional. From the cinematography to the acting to the storyline - sophisticated suspense! I felt engaged - participating in the struggles for a good life in a sea of moral decadence. The chicken leitmotif is brilliant. Bravo.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Synopsis

Ilie, a small-town police chief, wants to build a modest comfortable life for himself, but ends up making the wrong choices. Middle-aged and alienated, he feels the need to be a part of something -- to build an orchard, even a home. Although dubious things happen in the village, Ilie only sees what suits him. The moment he gets involved in the village marks the beginning of his collapse. In a vacuum of solutions, he tries to be what he has never been before: the justice seeker who arrests everyone guilty.

Director: Paul Negoescu
Producer: Anamaria Antoci
Screenwriter: Radu Romaniuc, Oana Tudor
Distributor: Dekanalog
Production Co: Screening Emotions, Papillon Film, Tangaj Production, Avanpost
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Romanian
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 46m

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