The Treasure
- Feature
- 2015
- 89 Minutes
- Romania, France
- Language: Romanian
Costi leads a peaceful life. He sees himself as the hero. One evening, his neighbor shares a secret about the treasure buried in his grandparents’ garden. If Costi will hire a metal detector to help locate it, he’ll give him half of whatever they get. Costi is on board. They have one weekend to locate the loot. Despite every obstacle in their path, Costi refuses to be discouraged. For his wife and son, he’s a real hero - nothing and no one are going to stop him.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Screenwriter: Corneliu Porumboiu
Production Company: 42 Km Film, Les Films du Worso, Rouge International
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Awards
2016: International Cinephile Society Awards , ICS Award2015: Athens Panorama of European Cinema , FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film
2015: Cairo International Film Festival, Best Screenplay
2015: Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard- a Certain Talent Prize
2015: Philadelphia International Film Festival
2015: Sarajevo International Film Festival
2015: Hamburg International Film Festival
2015: Chicago International Film Festival
2015: Transilvania International Film Festival
Cast and Crew
Screenwriter: Corneliu Porumboiu
Producer: Marcela Ursu, Sylvie Pialat, Nadia Turincev, Julie Gayet
DOP / Camera: Tudor Mircea
Editor: Roxana Szel
Sound: Sebastian Zsemlye, Alexandru Dragomir, Mirel Cristea, Theirry Delor
Cast: Cuzin Toma, Adrian Purcarescu, Corneliu Cozmei, Cristina Toma, Nicodim Toma
Director

Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu, born in 1975, became known in 2006 for his first feature, 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST, which won the Caméra d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in Directors’ Fortnight. He is noted for his focus on precise framing and humoristic, intelligent dialogue, as witnessed by POLICE, ADJECTIVE (2009) and WHEN EVENING FALLS ON BUCHAREST OR METABOLISM (2013).
Filmography
The Treasure (2015)
The Second Game (2014)
When Evening Falls on Buncharest or Metabolism (2013)
Police, Adjective (2009)
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
A Trip to the City (2003)
Gone with the Wine (2002)
Short Film: Liviu’s Dream (2004)