The Whistlers

Name: The Whistlers
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: February 28, 2020
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Agustí Villaronga, Andrei Ciopec, Antonio Bu, Catrinel Marlon, Cristóbal Pinto

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: February 28, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Agustí Villaronga, Andrei Ciopec, Antonio Bu, Catrinel Marlon, Cristóbal Pinto, David Agranov, George Pistereanu, István Teglas, Rodica Lazar, Sabin Tambrea, Vlad Ivanov

Summary: Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be whatNot everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be what they need to pull it off.
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Director: Corneliu Porumboiu

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Pat Padua

Mar 26, 2020

Fans of the director may be a little mystified by what at first seems like something of a commercial sellout, by a director known for more challenging material. And indeed, The Whistlers has more than enough sex and violence to satisfy the average action movie fan. But dig a bit deeper, and you’ll find a mother lode of meaning just below the surface. Read full review

Steve Pond

May 22, 2019

The Whistlers is no minimalist slice of realism, but an oversized, deliciously twisted ride that runs on an endless supply of black humor and a sizeable body count. You won’t laugh much while you’re watching it, but it’s a hoot nonetheless. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

May 21, 2019

The Whistlers goes down easy and dissipates soon after the credits roll, but with a murky plot in which the heist in question is often beside the point, the accomplishment of the movie lies within what it says about that agreeable flow. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 21, 2019

Porumboiu gives us a knotty, twisty, nifty plot that’s quite involved but hangs together well, and there’s an amusing juxtaposition of gloomy, rainy Bucharest and the sunny terrain of La Gomera. We also get a neat and unexpected coda. Read full review

Nathalie Atkinson

Sep 10, 2019

The whistling was originally developed to more conveniently communicate across great distances and that gives Porumboiu the perfect excuse to repeatedly frame the assorted players dwarfed by vast cityscapes and spectacular nature vistas. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Feb 26, 2020

It is Porumboiu’s most elaborate feature and in some ways his least ambitious. Like a meringue or like a whistle, its substance is mostly air. Read full review

Christopher Machell

May 7, 2020

A stylish and fitfully engaging crime thriller with a great concept, let down by incoherent plotting and impenetrable characterisation. Read full review

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netflic

Jun 26, 2020

This is a police crime comedy made in Romania, or at least they claim it is a comedy.
The protagonist policeman Cristi is a member of a team uncovering a drug money mafia trail.
Yet he works on both sides, so he has to be very cautious to outsmart both police and mafia. It is a good pieceThis is a police crime comedy made in Romania, or at least they claim it is a comedy.
The protagonist policeman Cristi is a member of a team uncovering a drug money mafia trail.
Yet he works on both sides, so he has to be very cautious to outsmart both police and mafia.

It is a good piece of entertainment. The plot does not matter but it is fun to watch. Excellent soundtrack. Directing is quite original and elegant which makes the movie stick out of similar films of the same genre.

The ending was a bit disappointing but overall I liked the movie.… Expand

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