Corneliu Leu

The Carpathian Castle

In late 19th century, a Transylvanian revolutionary fleeing the Imperial authorities goes to Italy where he meets a beautiful soprano who later disappears under mysterious circumstances.

Fata Morgana

Virgil, the son of a director, fails to get into college and he is drafted in the army. This "forced" growing up is even more painful as he is followed by a "fata morgana", a lost love.

I have an Idea

Some party representatives want to make a new football team.

The Investigation

The explosion of a 4300 tones Kauper furnace brings up an inquiry, conducted by Ștefan, a Romanian Communist Party activist. He is trying to get to the truth, even if he is pressured just to assign blame.

The "S" Network

Industrial espionage movie, in communist Romania.

The Man We Need

A concrete expert is torn between his family, who wants to settle in a city, and his work, which requires constant relocating.

The Last Frontier of Death

Inspired by the Moisei massacre in 1944 northern Transylvania.

Uncle Marin, the Billionaire

At a swanky hotel in a Black Sea resort, Gogu, one of the hotel employees, meets his uncle Marin, an Oltenian peasant who has come to visit. Gogu says he can sneak Marin into the hotel, as one of the rooms is empty awaiting the arrival of an American billionaire, Mr. Juvett. Marin is amazed by the revealing clothing worn by women at the resort, while the hotel guests are fascinated by his quaint peasant costume. In the hotel room, Marin is perplexed by the various gadgets. Meanwhile, the gangsters learn that Juvett has arrived at the hotel. Juvett is the father of the kidnapped girl, and is coming to pass over a million dollar ransom. A rival gang, who know about the kidnapping, plan to take the ransom for themselves. They follow Marin, believing him to be Juvett.

Ora zero

In New Year's Eve night, an emergency team is called to fix a tram power line. One member is missing though, he is involved in a DUI.

The Green Grass of Home

After refusing to compromise at his job, a university professor leaves the city and returns to his native village for the first time in many years.

The Redhead

During the summer of 1944, while Romanians turn weapons against Nazis, Mihai, an orphan teenager whose parents died in a bombing, tries to enlist in order to fight in the front line but he discovers that former police commissioner Potra tortured and beaten prisoners, including his father, who was political detained. Mihai will fight to bring Potra in front of the justice.

A Summer Tale

The rise and fall of the opportunistic Tănase Scatiu, a boyar in 19th century Wallachia.

Magic Circle

Two murders initially appear to be motivated by personal interest. However, at a closer look, they appear to be something completely different.

The Actor and the Savages

Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.

The Prodigal Father

This film is about the changes in the countryside happening in Romania around 1945, when am agrarian reform happens.