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{{short description|2019 Romanian drama film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Zavera
| image          = Zavera film.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    =
| director       = [[Andrei Gruzsniczki]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
*Georgiana Constantin
*Alexandru Teodorescu
}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
*Andrei Gruzsniczki
*Mircea Staiculescu
}}
| based_on       =
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
*[[Dorian Boguță]]
*[[Șerban Pavlu]]
*[[Ioana Flora]]
}}
| narrator       =
| music          = [[Cristian Lolea]]
| cinematography = Tudor Vladimir Panduru
| editing        = Dana Bunescu
| production_companies = Saga Film
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|11|23|[[Cairo International Film Festival]]}}
{{Film date|df=yes|2019|11|29|Romania}}
| runtime        = 96 minutes
| country        = Romania
| language       = Romanian
| budget         =
| gross          = [[United States dollar|$]]1,670<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zavera|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4239426049/weekend/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
}}
'''''Zavera''''' (English: "Turmoil"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=Andrei Gruzsniczki despre noul său lungmetraj, Zavera: "Am ținut foarte mult la rigoarea matematică a acestui proiect"|url=http://suplimentuldecultura.ro/29575/andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-noul-sau-lungmetraj-zavera-am-tinut-foarte-mult-la-rigoarea-matematica-a-acestui-proiect/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Suplimentul de cultură|language=ro-RO}}</ref>) is a 2019 Romanian [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Andrei Gruzsniczki]], written by Gruzsniczki and Mircea Staiculescu, and produced by Saga Film. The plot follows Ștefan (played by [[Dorian Boguță]]), a construction engineer, who enters an existential crisis after his best friend and business partner Nic (played by [[Șerban Pavlu]]) dies in a bicycle accident. The film is subtitled "eight [[Gymnopédies]]" and is structured in eight days in the life of Ștefan after Nic's death.
The writing of ''Zavera'' started in 2014 with a script development workshop organized by Sources 2 in [[Norway]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=INTERVIU - Cineastul Andrei Gruzsniczki, despre "Zavera": Se adresează în special celor care au trăit evenimentele din ‘89. Fiecare îşi face adevărul cum vrea|url=https://www.news.ro/entertainment/interviu-cineastul-andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-zavera-se-adreseaza-in-special-celor-care-au-trait-evenimentele-din-89-fiecare-isi-face-adevarul-cum-vrea-1922403030002019111219185804|access-date=2020-08-26|website=News.ro|language=ro}}</ref> During the next three years, Gruzsniczki struggled to find producers for the film. The production started in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> The initial idea for the film was to follow eight characters, but because of financial constraints it was reduced to only one.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=CLIN D’OEIL {{!}} ANDREI GRUZSNICZKI: Despre absurdul care domină relația dintre om și sistem|url=https://www.zilesinopti.ro/articole/26407/clin-doeil-andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-absurdul-care-domina-relatia-dintre-om-si-sistem|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.zilesinopti.ro}}</ref> The [[Film score|score]] contains two of [[Erik Satie]]'s ''[[Gnossiennes]]'', performed by the original music composer [[Cristian Lolea]]'''''.'''''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=Andrei Gruzsniczki despre noul său lungmetraj, Zavera: "Am ținut foarte mult la rigoarea matematică a acestui proiect"|url=http://suplimentuldecultura.ro/29575/andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-noul-sau-lungmetraj-zavera-am-tinut-foarte-mult-la-rigoarea-matematica-a-acestui-proiect/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Suplimentul de cultură|language=ro-RO}}</ref>
The film premiered on November 23, 2019 at the [[Cairo International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-20|title=Filmul "Zavera", regizat de Andrei Gruzsniczki, are premiera mondială la Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Cairo|url=https://www.forbes.ro/filmul-zavera-regizat-de-andrei-gruzsniczki-premiera-mondiala-la-festivalul-international-de-film-de-la-cairo-149657|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Forbes.ro|language=ro}}</ref> and was theatrically released in Romania on November 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SA|first=Imedia Plus Group|title=Zavera, de Andrei Gruzsniczki, de vineri în cinematografe|url=https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/zavera-de-andrei-gruzsniczki-de-vineri-in-cinematografe-44905/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Cinemagia|language=ro}}</ref> It received two nominations at the [[2020 Gopo Awards]], [[Coca Bloos]] for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Lolea for Best Original Music, but neither of them won.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominalizări Premiile Gopo 2020 – Premiile GOPO|url=https://premiilegopo.ro/stiri/nominalizari-premiile-gopo-2020|access-date=2020-08-26|language=ro-RO}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt8976842|Zavera}}
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