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Catane (2025)

2025-09-12 · 1h 36m · RO
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In the remote Romanian village of Catane, a community of villagers, long surviving on disability benefits obtained through ambiguous means, faces exposure when a local inquiry descends. What unfolds is not a story of deception, but of unexpected ingenuity as the villagers craft a disarmingly poetic and humorous response to the absurdities of a broken system. In reinventing their way of life, they reveal not only a means of survival—but a radical model of communal resilience in a fractured world.

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Ioana MischieDirector, Writer

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Costel CașcavalCostel CașcavalInspector MitreaIulia LumânareIulia LumânareMagdaCristian BotaCristian BotaSilviuMihai MălaimareMihai MălaimareMayor PamfilCorneliu UliciCorneliu UliciAntonMihai DinvaleMihai DinvaleTacheNelu SergheiNelu SergheiVasileFlavia HojdaFlavia HojdaPavel UliciPavel UliciLiana MargineanuLiana MargineanuTudorel FilimonTudorel FilimonMarina DascăluMarina Dascălu

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference1981366Actor preference335434 · 407926 · 971690Country preferenceRoDecade preference2020

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What is Catane about?

In the remote Romanian village of Catane, a community of villagers, long surviving on disability benefits obtained through ambiguous means, faces exposure when a local inquiry descends. What unfolds is not a story of deception, but of unexpected ingenuity as the villagers craft a disarmingly poetic and humorous response to the absurdities of a broken system. In reinventing their way of life, they reveal not only a means of survival—but a radical model of communal resilience in a fractured world.

How long is Catane?

Catane has a runtime of 96 minutes.