California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'

California Dreamin'

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2007
2h 35m
6.6(58 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

1999. Kosovo War. In a small Romanian village, the chief of the railway station, who also happens to be a local gangster, stops a NATO train transporting military equipment. Their arrival in this small village dramatically changes its landscape.

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Cast & Crew

30 members
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Armand Assante

Captain Jones

Armand Assante
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Razvan Vasilescu

Doiaru

Razvan Vasilescu
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Jamie Elman

Sergeant David McClaren

Jamie Elman
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Maria Dinulescu

Monica

Maria Dinulescu
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Ion Sapdaru

The Mayor

Ion Sapdaru
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Alexandru Mărgineanu

Andrei

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Andi Vasluianu

Marian

Andi Vasluianu
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Gabriel Spahiu

The Union Leader

Gabriel Spahiu
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Cătălina Mustață

Ana, the Mayor's Wife

Cătălina Mustață
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Alexandru Drăgoi

Rodriguez

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Sabina Brândușe

Despina

Sabina Brândușe
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Gabriel Radu

Stelică

Gabriel Radu
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Constantin Diţă

Paul - the mayor's son, a womanizer

Constantin Diţă
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Eduard Dumitru

Mitroi

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Alexandru Georgescu

Corporal Tănase

Alexandru Georgescu
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Cristi Olesher

Young Doiaru

Cristi Olesher
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Cornel Bulai

Costel

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Diana Dumbravă

Doiaru's Mother

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Dan Aştileanu

Doiaru's Father

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Nicodim Ungureanu

Police Chief

Nicodim Ungureanu
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Ionut Brancu

Minister of Transport

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Tomi Cristin

Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Teodor Corban

Secretary of State

Teodor Corban
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Nelu Crăciun

Petre

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Adrian Anghel

Fane

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Neculai Predica

SNCFR Director

Neculai Predica
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Cristinel Botea

Engineer

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Cătălin Paraschiv

DJ

Cătălin Paraschiv
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Florin Penișoară

Archie

Florin Penișoară
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Bart Sidles

Bart Turner

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