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- 2015
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 52 m
Summary A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.
Directed By: Nae Caranfil
Written By: Nae Caranfil
- 2015
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 52 m
Closer to the Moon
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Summary A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.
Directed By: Nae Caranfil
Written By: Nae Caranfil
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
47
17% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
83% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It’s a metaphorical stretch for a simple movie title, but never mind. Closer to the Moon still manages to be a strange blend of history, black humor and art.
If Caranfil’s mix of comedy and tragedy seems too scattershot to fully achieve catharsis, it does boast a rather Jewish sense of humor, itself a curious testimonial to the past.
[A] semi-convincing yet enjoyable tale, relying on familiar names in a cast that acquits itself well given the demands of the unusual plot.
Caranfil, who’s made several previous features in Romanian, struggles throughout to find the right tone, mostly in vain. There’s no way to know whether he was hampered by the need to go international, but the film’s general lack of authenticity certainly doesn’t do it any favors.
Writer-director Nae Caranfil oddly forgoes the abundant elegiac aspects of his film's factual material for a tone approaching the ebullient.
Mr. Caranfil never manages to negotiate the thickets of ambiguity, tragedy and bleak comedy, although the problem may be that someone behind the scenes just didn’t see the profit in a no-exit narrative.
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Awards
Gopo Awards, Romania
• 9 Wins & 12 Nominations
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Nomination
