Philanthropy
Original title: Filantropica
“The extended hand that does not tell a story does not receive alms.”
2002 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Nae Caranfil
Nae CaranfilCast
Mircea Diaconu Gheorghe Dinica Mara Nicolescu Viorica Voda Marius Florea Vizante Florin Zamfirescu
Credits
Written by: Nae Caranfil
Plot
A Romanian teacher who is disappointed in his society invents a game of tricking his students into paying for their grades, in a bitter satire of corruption.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bitter and funny social satire.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.4 / 10 (14,848 votes)
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