Parking (2019 film)

2019 romantic drama film by Tudor Giurgiu

Parking

Film poster

Directed by| Tudor Giurgiu
Written by| Tudor Giurgiu
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari
Based on| Apropierea
by Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari
Starring|

* Mihai Smarandache
* Belén Cuesta
* Ariadna Gil
* Luis Bermejo

Production
companies

* Libra Film Productions
* Tito Clint Movies
* La Claqueta
* Evolution Films

Release date

* June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) (TIFF)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Countries| Romania
Spain
Czech Republic
Languages| Spanish
Romanian
Box office| $50,853[1]

Parking is a 2019 internationally co-produced romantic drama film directed by Tudor Giurgiu. It is based on the novel Apropierea by Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari who co-wrote the screenplay along Giurgiu. It stars Mihai Smarandache, Belén Cuesta, Ariadna Gil and Luis Bermejo.

## Plot

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The story is set in 2002 and revolves around Adrian (Smarandache), a Romanian undocumented immigrant who works as a security guard at a parking lot in Córdoba, Spain.[2]

## Cast

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* Mihai Smarandache as Adrian[3]
* Belén Cuesta as María[3]
* Luis Bermejo as Rafael[3]
* Ariadna Gil[3]
* Manuel Bandera[3]

## Production

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The film was produced by Libra Film alongside La Claqueta PC, Tito Clint Movies and Evolution Films, with support of MEDIA, Eurimages, the CNC [ro] the Junta de Andalucía and Canal Sur TV.[4][5]

## Release

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The film premiered on June 14, 2019 as the opener of 18th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF).[6] It was released on demand on Filmin on May 15, 2020.[7]

## Awards and nominations

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It was nominated for eight categories at the 2020 Gopo Awards, including Best Film.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Parking". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
2. ^ "Parking, în regia lui Tudor Giurgiu, proiectat în premieră mondială la Gala de deschidere TIFF 2019". tiff.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
3. ^ a b c d e Panero, José Luis (15 May 2020). "Parking', último trabajo del cineasta rumano Tudor Giurgiu, llega hoy a Filmin y sólo un gran reparto aúpa las deficiencias de un drama inverosímil". COPE.
4. ^ "Parking". academiadecine.com. 14 May 2020.
5. ^ Dobroiu, Ștefan (3 June 2019). "Review: Parking". Cineuropa.
6. ^ "Ploaie de aplauze la premiera mondială Parking, în deschiderea TIFF 2019". tiff.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
7. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (15 May 2020). "Retrato mágico de gente a la deriva en el extrarradio de Córdoba". La Vanguardia.
8. ^ "Nominalizări Premiile Gopo 2020 – Premiile GOPO" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-25.

## External links

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* Parking at IMDb

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Films directed by Tudor Giurgiu

* Vecini (1993)
* Popcorn Story (2001)
* Love Sick (2006)
* Of Snails and Men (2012)
* Why Me? (2015)
* Parking (2013)

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