Why Me?
De ce eu?
Based on true events, a young idealistic prosecutor investigating a high-profile corruption case discovers a web of political manipulation and institutional cover-ups, forcing him to choose between his career, his integrity, and the pursuit of truth
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
- Duration: 2h 10m
- Type: Feature Film
- Genre: Drama, Social Issues, Thriller
- Status: Completed
- Release date: 2015
SOCIAL MEDIA
DETAILS
Production Company
Libra Film Productions (Romania)
Hai-Hui Entertainment (Romania)
Chouchkov Brothers (Bulgaria)
Cor Leonis Films (Hungary)
World SalesHeretic Outreach
CAST
Emilian Oprea
Mihai Constantin
Andreea Vasile
Dan Condurache
Liviu Pintileasa
Mihai Smarandache
Alin Florea
Lucreția Mandric
Sore Mihalache
CREW
Screenplay: Tudor Giurgiu, Loredana Novak
Production: Oana Giurgiu, Borislav Chouchkov
DOP: Marius Panduru
Editor: Réka Lemhényi
Sound: Florin Tăbăcaru, Alexandru Dumitru, Liviu Lupșa
Original Music: Viktor Chouchkov
Production design: Cristian Niculescu
Costume design: Andrea Szélyes
TRAILER
IN THE NEWS
- Why Me?: A rare Romanian political thrillerCineuropa
- Tudor Giurgiu • Director – “A narrative structure that was powerful and real”Cineuropa
- Moral Awakening – Tudor Giurgiu’s Why Me? (De ce eu?, 2015)East European Film Bulletin
AWARDS
- Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury | CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (2015)
- Bulgarian Film Critics Guild Award (UBFM) – Best Film in Balkan Competition | Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria (2015)
- Special Mention, Andrei Tarkovsky International Film Festival Zerkalo, Ivanovo (2015)
FESTIVALS
- Art Film Fest, Slovakia (2016)
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA (2016)
- Trieste Film Festival, Italy (2016)
- Black Movie International Independent Film Festival, Switzerland (2016)
- Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland (2016)
- Cleveland International Film Festival, USA (2016)
- Prishtina International Film Festival, Kosovo (2016)
- SEEfest – South East European Film Festival, USA (2016)
- Berlin International Film Festival, Germany (2015)
- Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria (2015)
- Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania (2015)
- Beaune International Thriller Film Festival, France (2015)
- goEast Film Festival, Germany (2015)
- Tarkovsky International Film Festival, Russia (2015)
- Odessa International Film Festival, Ukraine (2015)
- Motovun Film Festival, Croatia (2015)
- Cambridge Film Festival, UK (2015)
- Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland (2015)
- Haifa International Film Festival, Israel (2015)
- Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland (2015)
- Chicago International Film Festival, USA (2015)
- Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival, Austria (2015)
- Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain (2015)
- Arras Film Festival, France (2015)
- Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt (2015)
- Camerimage International Film Festival, Poland (2015)
- Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, USA (2015)
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania (2015)
- Golden Rose Film Festival, Bulgaria (2015)
- CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (2015)
- Liège International Police Film Festival, Belgium (2015)
- Montreal World Film Festival, Canada (2015)
- International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Turkey (2015)
- International Film Festival of India, India ()
- Romanian Film Festival London, UK ()
- Chennai International Film Festival, India ()
