California Dreamin' (2007)
Overview
1999. Kosovo War. In a small Romanian village, the chief of the railway station, who also happens to be a local gangster, stops a NATO train transporting military equipment. Their arrival in this small village dramatically changes its landscape.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ro |
| Popularity | 3.562 |
Directed By
Cristian Nemescu
Crew
Cristian Nemescu
Catherine Linstrum
Dan Badea
Andrei Boncea
Iuliana Tarnovețchi
Domnica Circiumaru
Alex Johnson
Iulian Bostănaru
Andreea Popa
Angelo Anghelescu
Lidia Constantin
Lidia Ivanov
Andrea Dardea Tesdall
Aniela Galiceanu
Claudia Marcu
Razvan Secara
Dana Bunescu
Cristinel Sirli
Cristian Tarnovețchi
Andrei Toncu
Florin Barcun
Ionut Cotruta
Mihai Diaconu
Cosmin Diacu
Madalin Dragan
Doru Dumitrescu
Alin Luchian
Catalin Mancafa
Petre Marin
Rasvan Puiu
Florin Stancu
Maria-Antoaneta Tudor
Andrei Vintileanu
Daniel Visan
Constantin Viscreanu
Liviu Mărghidan
Catalin Cristutiu
Ioana Corciova
Ana Ioneci
Cristian Nemescu
Tudor Voican
TOP CAST
Armand Assante
Captain Jones
Răzvan Vasilescu
Doiaru
Jamie Elman
Sergeant David McClaren
Maria Dinulescu
Monica
Ion Sapdaru
The Mayor
Alexandru Mărgineanu
Andrei
Andi Vasluianu
Marian
Gabriel Spahiu
The Union Leader
Cătălina Mustață
Ana, the Mayor's Wife
Alexandru Drăgoi
Rodriguez
Sabina Brândușe
Despina
Gabriel Radu
Stelică
Constantin Diţă
Paul - the mayor's son, a womanizer
Eduard Dumitru
Mitroi
Alexandru Georgescu
Corporal Tănase
Cristi Olesher
Young Doiaru
Cornel Bulai
Costel
Diana Dumbravă
Doiaru's Mother
Dan Aştileanu
Doiaru's Father
Nicodim Ungureanu
Police Chief
Ionut Brancu
Minister of Transport
Tomi Cristin
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Teodor Corban
Secretary of State
Nelu Crăciun
Petre
Adrian Anghel
Fane
Neculai Predica
SNCFR Director
Cristinel Botea
Engineer
Florin Penișoară
Archie
Bart Sidles
Bart Turner
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