Silviu Biriș

In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War that had been fought in 1877. Now, "Restul e tacere" tells us, in a loose and half-fictionalized way, the story of this movie making.

He is a silent man. He walks the streets, watching, looking for the right place. He finds it. In the middle of a market. He sets up a stand. But instead of selling his goods, the silent man gives them away for free. The other sellers watch. They feel provoked. The situation escalates. They lose control. But in the end... there is hope.

Alors que sa carte de crédit vient d'être avalée par un distributeur, Bruno Lussac, dit Débé, inspecteur de son état, franchit les limites de la déontologie maison quand il apprend qu'il vient d'être interdit bancaire. Déguisé en sudiste pour une soirée costumée où il était supposé arrêter des trafiquants de drogue, il entraîne ses collègues dans le braquage d'une banque, provoque un bain de sang mais ressort victorieux de ce casse. Pour ses complices, l'indic et la jolie gardienne de la paix Cécile Barko, dite Cyborg, c'est le début d'une folle cavale.

Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topics from the same era such as the Iron Guard rebellion and the execution of political leaders by communists.

Too soft and innocent for the job they do, HARPOON and THE BAPTIST are two money collectors that don't collect much, except for kicks and bruises. As they try in vain to fulfill their contracts, they get involved in a robbery and decide to go for a change in their lives: they will start collecting for themselves.