Parking (2019 film) explained

Parking
Director:	Tudor Giurgiu
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	Romania Spain Czech Republic
Language:	Spanish Romanian
Gross:	$50,853^[1]

Parking is a 2019 internationally co-produced romantic drama film directed by Tudor Giurgiu. It is based on the novel Apropierea by Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari who co-wrote the screenplay along Giurgiu. It stars Mihai Smarandache, Belén Cuesta, Ariadna Gil and Luis Bermejo.

Plot

The story is set in 2002 and revolves around Adrian (Smarandache), a Romanian undocumented immigrant who works as a security guard at a parking lot in Córdoba, Spain.^[2]

Cast

• Mihai Smarandache as Adrian^[3]
• Belén Cuesta as María
• Luis Bermejo as Rafael
• Ariadna Gil
• Manuel Bandera

Production

The film was produced by Libra Film alongside La Claqueta PC, Tito Clint Movies and Evolution Films, with support of MEDIA, Eurimages, the the Junta de Andalucía and Canal Sur TV.^{[4] [5]}

Release

The film premiered on June 14, 2019 as the opener of 18th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF).^[6] It was released on demand on Filmin on May 15, 2020.^[7]

Awards and nominations

It was nominated for eight categories at the 2020 Gopo Awards, including Best Film.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parking. Box Office Mojo. 2020-04-25.
2. Web site: Parking, în regia lui Tudor Giurgiu, proiectat în premieră mondială la Gala de deschidere TIFF 2019. tiff.ro. ro. 2020-04-25.
3. Web site: Parking', último trabajo del cineasta rumano Tudor Giurgiu, llega hoy a Filmin y sólo un gran reparto aúpa las deficiencias de un drama inverosímil. COPE. 15 May 2020. José Luis. Panero.
4. Web site: Parking. academiadecine.com. 14 May 2020.
5. Web site: Review: Parking. Cineuropa. 3 June 2019. Ștefan. Dobroiu.
6. Web site: Ploaie de aplauze la premiera mondială Parking, în deschiderea TIFF 2019. tiff.ro. ro. 2020-04-25.
7. Web site: Retrato mágico de gente a la deriva en el extrarradio de Córdoba. La Vanguardia. Astrid. Meseguer. 15 May 2020.
8. Web site: Nominalizări Premiile Gopo 2020 – Premiile GOPO. ro-RO. 2020-04-25.