Selfie (2014 film)

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Selfie
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Film poster
Directed by Cristina Jacob
Written by
  • Cristina Jacob
  • Maria Spirache
  • Alexandru Molico
  • Geo Caraman
Produced by
Starring
  • Crina Semciuc
  • Flavia Hojda
  • Olimpia Melinte
  • Vlad Logigan
  • Alex Călin
  • Levent Sali
Release date
  • May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)(Romania)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian
Box office$355,315

Selfie (stylized as #selfie) is a 2014 Romanian teen comedy film directed by Cristina Jacob and produced by Zazu Film. [1] The plot revolves around three 18-year-old girls (played by Crina Semciuc, Flavia Hojda and Olimpia Melinte) who decide to spend their last days before the final exam on a trip to the beach, rather than keep studying. The film is catching attention upon the selfie phenomenon, famous among the young generation in 2014. The action of the movie is immortalising the protagonists using their mobile phones and posting selfie photos and videos on social media. [2]

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Plot

Yasmine, Roxi and Ana are willing to have fun and forget about the stress of the last 2 days before the Baccalaureate exam. For them, having fun means a final big adventure, breaking the rules and never thinking about any possible consequences. In their seek for freedom, love and adrenaline they meet three young men they hang out with at sea. [3]

Cast

[4]

Rest of cast (listed alphabetically)

Production

#Selfie (2014) marks Cristina Jacob’s directorial debut. [5] The cast is a mix of young actors and well-known Romanian actors. #Selfie’s script writing involved another two screenwriters in addition to Cristina Jacob: Maria Spirache and Alexandru Molico. [6] [7] #Selfie is a MediaPro Pictures and Zazu Film production.

Filming

#Selfie production was a process of 27 days, in 12 different locations and 68 professionals involved. 10 cameras were used to create an impressive stunt and nine stuntmen performed the scenes in which a car plunged into the waters of the Black Sea. The whole scene was filmed "from a single double". [8]

Music

The soundtrack of the film is signed by Hahaha Production. One of the composers is Smiley - on his real name Andrei Maria Tiberiu. Smiley can also be seen in the film, performing the role of a watermelon seller from Vama Veche, together with Alex Velea. [9]

Reception

With over $355.000 and 86.000 admissions in Box Office, 1.100.000 views on Tv, 12 Film festival selections and 7 awards,Selfie was the highest-grossing Romanian film of 2014 in its country. [10] For this reason it won the Public Prize at the 2015 Gopo Awards, being also nominated for other four categories. [11] A sequel titled Selfie 69 , also directed by Jacob, was released in 2016. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "#Selfie: The last carefree adventure before adulthood". www.cineuropa.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "#SELFIE, cel mai cool film romanesc, cu si despre tineri!". www.agentiadepresamondena.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sinopsis #Selfie". www.cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Selfie (2014) Full Cast & Crew". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cristina Iacob, debut regizoral in filmul #SELFIE". www.radardemedia.ro. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Selfie". IMDb .
  7. ↑ "#Selfie: The last carefree adventure before adulthood".
  8. ↑ ""#Selfie", de Cristina Iacob, radiografia unui film de succes - 20.000 de spectatori într-o săptămână". www.businessmagazin.ro. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "# Selfie (2013)". www.aarc.ro. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ↑ SA, Imedia Plus Group. "#Selfie (2014)". Cinemagia (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  11. ↑ "Câștigătorii Premiilor Gopo 2015 – Premiile GOPO" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  12. ↑ ""#Selfie69", un film imprevizibil care uneşte generaţii, se lansează în toamnă, în cinematografe - VIDEO". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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