Domnul de la curte (2014)
Directed by Corneliu Gheorghita

Drama
aka: The Crypt

Film Synopsis

Leduc is a French property developer who has embarked on an ambitious renovation programme in an old area of Rumania.  His project is threatened with substantial delays, at a huge cost to himself, when an ancient crypt is discovered containing priceless relics that include a rare mural.  Unwilling to put his investment in jeopardy, Leduc plans to destroy the crypt and its contents with a fire, but as he attempts this he manages to get himself trapped in an inside yard in a deserted part of town.  With everyone in the neighbourhood away on holiday, the property developer faces a long, hard ordeal as he struggles to survive in his self-imposed prison...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Corneliu Gheorghita
  • Script: Jean Samouillan
  • Photo: Sorin Dorian Dragoi
  • Cast: Serge Riaboukine (Leduc), Liviu Florin Cociuba (Le grand-frère), David Condrea (Le petit-frère), Constantin Florescu (Cristiano), Camelia Pintilie (Catalina), Gabriel Spahiu (Popescu), Sanda Toma (La vieille dame)
  • Country: France / Romania
  • Language: Romanian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 82 min
  • Aka: The Crypt

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