Closer to the Moon 2015 Movie

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. More details

Directors

Nae Caranfil

Cast

Vera Farmiga Mark Strong Harry Lloyd Anton Lesser

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comedy crime drama romanian police officer year 1959 bucharest romania post world war two bank heist communist occupation of romania arrest trial conviction execution propaganda crime filmmaking jew jewish romanian resistance deception scene of the crime romanian communist party communist party sentenced to death execution squad fake bank heist anti nazi resistance movement freedom soviet union partisan soviet army reference to europe romanian government romanian politics 1950s begins with text romanian history communist square bucharest romania sidewalk cafe filmmaking romanian filmmaking chapter headings waiter looking out a window money gangster criminal machine gun taxi applause cigarette smoking van woman wears a gas mask candle lighting a candle bolshevik reference to god reference to moscow russia reference to disease curse praying wine food eating tennant yarmulke old man reference to a mentally handicapped person listening to a radio voice of america martyr's square bucharest romania gunfire reference to jean harlow woman fires a machine gun reference to pneumonia cousin cousin relationship reference to paris france reference to a tank division movie magazine movie fan cinema the magazine reference to gregg toland reading magazine reading in bed reading a magaine in bed imitating a whirring movie camera film director film studio reference to a liberation day parade vomiting putting one's finger down one's mouth to voimit vodka moskovskaya vodka thermos f word drinking drink flash forward year 1960 film camera cameraman statue film crew cinematographer twirling baton and ribbon chorus film camera zoom lens hula hoop knocking on a door state security service short filmmaking handshake apology national bank of romania attack robbery fake documentary filmmaking reference to a hyena communist payroll pistol gunshot name calling reference to a maternity ward socialism prison uniform propaganda filmmaking prisoner reference to an imperialist zionism saboteur traitor military uniform judge lawyer reference to a snake military lawyer court courtroom regret verdict military tribunal conspiracy terror armed robbery guilt gavel sleeplessness pills reference to a newsreel investigation reconstruction of historical event defecation slur file drunkenness canteen police van reference to a cretin reference to a clown reference to john dillinger comrade film extra reference to an aspirin coffee man wears a suit and tie undercover military shackles countdown happy new year colonel flashback giving a toast champagne singer singing song microphone communism brother sister relationship divorce brother in law brother in law relationship husband wife relationship reference to a cease fire christian face slap woman slaps a man christmas tree gang violinist accordion player reference to cancer reference to world war iii reference to nylon tights reference to west germany reference to east germany reference to america reference to german unification reference to marilyn monroe reference to the first man in space reference to russia b word reference to outer space reference to laika reference to the soviet union reference to a lollipop new year's eve prostitute freedom fighter blacklisting envy reference to a planet revolution sex rattling spoons together man wears eyeglasses bourgeoisie kiss russian kalinka the song dancer reference to fidel castro reference to cuba prediction actress reference to alice in wonderland actor bowing reference to a nazi reference to sabotage reference to political science scientist ussr atomic physics soviet space program changing one's name jewish slur columnist proofreader pulling down one's trousers history professor reference to a uiversity reference to a secondary school reference to pregnancy kneed in the groin anti semitism nickname reference to poetry poem dancing reciting a poem beating reference to a kosher pickle threat of castration interrogation prison prison dormitory bunk beds humiliation reference to escape dignity letter makeup artist mirror looking at oneself in a mirror applying lipstick applying makeup lemonade walking into the camera behind the scenes prison cell tempermental star film cameraman passed out sleeping gun held to head movie clapper board threat to shove a roll of film down someone's throat thrown to the ground subjective camera telephone call telephone jilava prison bucharest romania fiance fiancee relationship pipe smoking lie overhearing a telephone conversation pajamas educational filmmaking secret shushing radio holdup reference to israel reference to johannes brahms listening to music classical music radio static woman sticks out her tongue reference to a chateaubriand with sauteed potatoes reference to canard a l'orange reference to grilled swordfish fillet reference to caviar reference to burgundy wine doorbell smuggling a letter man hits a woman screaming violence policeman licking a door securitate looking out a car window visit wife leaves husband cigarette lighter romanian lei reference to a passport anti communism reference to british pound sterling reference to swiss francs reference to the stock market reference to toilet paper 12 year old mother son relationship boy man wears sunglasses reference to a film award reference to the kursk film festival ambulance choking siren trolley whistle punched in the gut blowing a kiss sabbath religion uniform year 1945 reference to a 1939 packard patriot guard uniform patriot guard surveillance surrender sense of smell stakeout boxer shorts male virgin reference to a scholarship single mother ex lover father son relationship voice over narration narrated by character pretending target practice watching tv reference to lunik 1 reference to the mare serenitatis destroying a tv set man throws a woman into water husband throws wife into water fired from the job soviet flag 40 year old birthday moon telescope recording record player watching someone being watched 16 year old balcony birthday party reference to the romanian people's congress reference to a purse snatcher reference to the socialist art museum bucharest death sentence reference to russian roulette reference to bolshevik roulette threatening to jump off a roof reference to wrist slitting interview space mission forty something twenty something reference to josef stalin team spirit breaking glasses typewriter camera photographer taxi driver stealing a taxi park stuffed bear stealing a camera historian history teacher gun held to forehead hysteria locking one's self in a bathroom kiss on the cheek reference to a filing cabinet gas mask man wears a gas mask tossing a gun back and forth hostage woman beats a man power tower reference to robin hood reference to the romanian minister of the interior teacher student relationship hidden treasure reference to gold reference to the october revolution reference to vladimir lenin class classroom blindfold elevator handcuffs stairway tv studio reference to lunik 2 tv control room wager moaning woman female orgasm snoring child assistant cameraman woman wears a wig lieutenant colonel exhaustion female fugitive gross negligence reference to a work camp convict soviet satellite dog hero reading a letter voice over letter bar mitzvah 13 year old wiping eyeglasses flight to the moon life imprisonment year 1964 amnesty immigration written by director scene during closing credits black and white sequence satellite newsreel footage documentary footage reference to zingara with vegetables woman wearing a gas mask heist based on true story

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