Film

Catane

2025 · 1h 36m · Comedy · Drama

IMDb

8.3

In the remote Romanian village of Catane, a community of villagers, long surviving on disability benefits obtained through ambiguous means, faces exposure when a local inquiry descends. What unfolds is not a story of deception, but of unexpected ingenuity as the villagers craft a disarmingly poetic and humorous response to the absurdities of a broken system. In reinventing their way of life, they reveal not only a means of survival—but a radical model of communal resilience in a fractured world.

Costel Cașcaval

Inspector Mitrea

Iulia Lumânare

Magda

Cristian Bota

Silviu

Mihai Mălaimare

Mayor Pamfil

Corneliu Ulici

Anton

Mihai Dinvale

Tache

Nelu Serghei

Vasile

Flavia Hojda

Pavel Ulici

Liana Margineanu

Tudorel Filimon

Marina Dascălu

Ioana Abur

Bodai Antonia

Roro Serban

Bogdan Farcaș

• Ioana MischieDirector · Writer · Producer
• Sorin BăicanProducer
• Ilaria MalaguttiProducer
• George DăscălescuDirector of Photography
• Emiliano MazzengaOriginal Music Composer
• Ciprian CimpoiEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

September 12, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Romanian

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Comedy, Drama