THE TOWER OF PISA

V., an obsessive-compulsive young man who rarely speaks, is working as a parking valet at a hotel. His life revolves around his job, where he parks the cars at millimeter precision and his spare time, which he spends in his methodical tidy apartment. One day, a new employee, Cosmina, invades his working space. She’s the total opposite of him, talking a lot and very fast and doing a lousy job at parking cars. Still, the two of them fall in love.

  • Bogdan ILIESIU
    Director
  • Ionut GAGA
    Writer
  • Bogdan ILIESIU
    Producer
  • Irina ENEA
    Producer
  • Ionut GAGA
    Producer
  • Rares ABRAHAM
    Producer
  • Horatiu CURUTIU
    Producer
  • Andrei MIERCURE
    Key Cast
    "V."
  • Iulia VERDES
    Key Cast
    "Cosmina"
  • Adrian TITIENI
    Key Cast
    "Yue Lao"
  • Sergiu COSTACHE
    Key Cast
    "driver"
  • Andrei CRISAN
    Cinematography
  • Bogdan ILIESIU
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    TURNUL DIN PISA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Romania
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cannes Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    May 24, 2019
    selection: Romanian Short Waves Program
  • Transylvania International Film Festival
    Cluj Napoca
    Romania
    June 5, 2019
    World Premiere
    selection: Romanian Days Competition
  • European Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    June 16, 2019
    selection: Romanian Short Waves Program
  • Film 4 Fun Festival
    Sinaia
    Romania
    August 2, 2019
    winner of Audience Award
  • Rabat Comedy International Film Festival
    Rabat
    Morocco
    September 13, 2019
    International Premiere
    winner of Best Male Actor & winner of Special Mention
  • Short to the Point International Short Fim Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    September 28, 2019
    selection: International Competition
  • Romanian Film Festival
    Munchen
    Germany
    November 12, 2019
    selection
  • Independent Producers Indie Film Festival Bucharest
    Bucharest
    Romania
    November 28, 2019
    winner of Best Short
Director Biography - Bogdan ILIESIU

Bogdan ILIESIU is a Romanian writer, director and producer - working for FEBRA FILM, a company he set and managed since 2013. Bogdan holds a Bachelor Degree in European Studies, a Master Degree in Business Administration (both from Babes Bolyai University in Romania) and a Producer’s Diploma from Hollywood Film Institute, USA.

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Director Statement

A bitter-sweet (with a touch of fantasy) comedy short fiction film about a parking valet suffering from OCD who stumbles upon love...