California Dreamin'
Cristian NemescuCast
Armand Assante Jamie Elman 
Răzvan Vasilescu
Credits
Written by: Catherine Linstrum
Plot
In 1999, a train carrying NATO military equipment to Kosovo is stopped at a small Romanian railway station by a stubborn stationmaster, Doiaru, because the cargo has no customs papers. The American soldiers and the villagers begin to interact in a comic, then tragic series of events. Cristian Nemescu's 2007 film, completed after his death in a car accident, won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Cristian Nemescu's Romanian comedy-drama has a stubborn stationmaster halting a NATO train over missing papers. Funny and sad, with Răzvan Vasilescu superb, it is a sharp tale cut short by the director's death.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (8,218 votes)
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