The Whistlers (film)

The Whistlers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCorneliu Porumboiu
Written byCorneliu Porumboiu
Produced byMarcela Ursu
StarringVlad Ivanov
Catrinel Menghia
CinematographyTudor Mircea
Edited byRoxana Szel
Production
companies
42 Km Film
Komplizen Film
Les Films du Worso
mk2
Release dates
  • 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) (Romania)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesRomania
France
Germany
LanguagesRomanian
English
El Silbo
Spanish
Box office$808,743[1]

The Whistlers (Spanish: La Gomera) is a 2019 crime black comedy thriller film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu and starring Vlad Ivanov. It premiered in competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4][5] It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6][7]

  1. ^ "The Whistlers (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 May 2017). "mk2 boards new Corneliu Porumboiu project 'Gomera'". Screendaily. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The 2019 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (18 April 2019). "2019 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Terrence Malick, Xavier Dolan, Almodóvar Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". Cannes Film Festival. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ ""La Gomera", în regia lui Corneliu Porumboiu, propunerea României pentru Oscar 2020". Libertatea. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Barraclough, Leo (26 August 2019). "Oscars: Corneliu Porumboiu's 'The Whistlers' Entered in International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2019.