导演:TudorGiurgbbb
主演:EmilianOprea/MihaiConstantin/AndreeaVasile/DanCondurache/LiviuPintileaska
制片国家/地区:罗马尼亚/保加利亚/匈牙利
上映日期:2015-02(柏林电影节)
片长:126分钟
又名:Whyme?
IMDb链接:tt4016994
为什么是我?的剧情简介······
Kafkacomestopost-CommunistRomaniainwriter-directorTudorGiurgiu‘sthirdfictionfeature.WhyMe?isathinlydisguiseddramatizationofthelifeofRomanianstatecriminalprosecutorCristianPanait,whodiedinshadycircumstancesinApril2002aftertakingastandagainstpowerfulvestedinterests.Hewasjust29.
ARomanian,BulgarianandHungarianco-production,WhyMe?isglossy-lookingandsolidlycrafted.Itwillclearlyhaveaudienceappealathomeandintheneighboringregion,wherethePanaitcasestillhasrecenthistoricalresonance.Butitfeelstoolocalinthemeandtooconventionalinstyletogeneratemuchoverseasinterest,lackingtheoriginalityandbitethatpropelledthebestoftheRomanianNewWaveontotheworldstageoverthepastdecade.
DarklybroodinghunkEmilianOpreaplaysCristianPanduru,ayoungcollegelecturerandhotshotprosecutorwhoisbeinggroomedbyhisbossesforfast-trackpromotion.OfferedthecareerspringboardofacomplexcorruptioncaseagainstBogdanLeca(AlinFlorea),afellowprosecutorwhohadpreviouslybeeninvolvedinpressingsmugglingchargesagainstprominentpoliticaldynasties,Panduruinitiallyseizesthechance.Buthesoonhasdoubtsaboutthecase,suspectingheisbeingusedasapawninamurkypowergameorchestratedbythesecurityservicesandcrookedgovernmentinsiders.
Panduruisanidealistwithstrongmoralconvictions,butalsoacold-heartedwomanizerwhocheatsonhispartnerDora(AndreeaVasile)withhisfemalestudents.WhenhewithdrawsfromtheLecacaseonprinciple,heisfrozenoutofhisjob,slappedwithtrumped-upcriminalchargesandmenacedwithvaguethreatsofblackmailconcerninghiscolorfulprivatelife.Consumedbyparanoia,hesuspectseverybodyaroundhimofbeingaspyoratraitor.Hislonestandagainstinjusticeendstragically.
Aprolificdirector,producerandfounderoftheTransilvanianFilmFestival,GiurgiuwasalsobrieflyinchargeofRomania‘sstatebroadcasterbeforeresigningunderpoliticalpressure.ThiswaspartofhismotivefordramatizingthePanaitcase,seeinginitamoretragicechoofhisown,andabroaderallegoryforpost-CommunistRomaniaingeneral.
Asafilm-maker,Giurgiudoesacompetentjob,thoughWhyMe?feelsmorelikeanupscaleTVdramathanafullyrealizedmovie:indeed,HBORomaniaislistedasaco-productionpartner.Clunkyexpositionabounds,withtoomanytable-thumpingshowdownsinsmoke-choked,tobacco-stainedrooms.
Panait‘sdeathwasofficiallyrecordedassuicideduetoschizophrenia,andGiurgiutakestheboldstepoffilmingattheexactlocationwherehedied.Conspiracytheoriesstillpersistthathewaskilledbydarkforces.Inanycase,soonafterwards,Romaniafinallydisbandeditssecretpoliceandjaileddozensofpoliticiansforcorruption.WhyMe?isnotthefullstory,butaworthyattempttotellpartofit.