# The Map of Romanian Film

One hundred and twenty-five titles and places mapped across Romanian cinema: from the Buftea studio lot to the villages, castles, apartment blocks and cities where Romanian cinema has put its camera.

**In brief:** the map reaches 34 of Romania's 42 tracked administrative units: 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest. One hundred and twenty-four markers identify at least one county or the municipality of Bucharest; *Aferim!* remains at regional level, Dobrogea. Seventeen units appear in both eras, six only in studio-era films and eleven only after 1990.

## From one lot to an entire country

Until 1989, almost every Romanian film passed, at least for its interiors, through Buftea Studios, a single complex on the edge of Bucharest, built on Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej's order and conceived as a "Hollywood of the Eastern Bloc." From 1957 onward, over 500 films were made there; the peak year was 1980, with 32 films. Even foreign directors such as Orson Welles, René Clair, Robert Siodmak and Jean Negulescu shot co-productions on the Buftea lots.

The production archive shows how the lot and the landscape worked together. *The Mill of Good Luck* went out to Hărman and Sânpetru, *The Forest of the Hanged* used locations in Brașov and Cluj, and *The Dacians* linked Buftea to Sarmizegetusa, Stâna de Vale, Bucegi and Hârșova. *The Last Crusade* reached 37 places, while *Stephen the Great – Vaslui 1475* and *Pintea* add fortresses, villages and towns from several regions.

In the same period, *Stone Wedding* and *The Gold Spirit* were shot at Roșia Montană, in Alba County, while *Forest Berries* was shot in Covasna County. *Vlad Țepeș* (1979) needed exteriors in four different counties (Hunedoara, Brașov, Argeș and Constanța) for a single historical epic produced within the studio system. *The Moromete Family* moved from Siliștea Gumești to Talpa, a neighbouring village, because antennas and power lines had changed the landscape the director was looking for.

After 1990, location shooting became more visible: Sebastian for *Sieranevada*, the outskirts of Cluj for *Graduation*, Sky Tower and Piața Unirii in Bucharest for *Toni Erdmann*, Salonta for *Morgen*, Islaz for *The Treasure*, and Buzău and the coast for *The Miracle of Tekir*. Over the last decade, the map adds Dâncu and Cluj, Focșani and Sibiu, Rimetea, Sibiu, Brăila, Bistrița, Miercurea Ciuc, Piatra Neamț, Suceava, the Danube Delta, Florești and Buscat.

Audiences will recognise many of these titles at once: *The Reenactment* was shot entirely in Sinaia, *Stuff and Dough* links Constanța to Bucharest, *The Death of Mr Lazarescu* crosses the capital’s hospitals, and *Police, Adjective* stays in Vaslui too. *Next Stop Paradise* keeps Bucharest as its 1990s terrain, *The High Schoolers* returns to the current Alexandru Ioan Cuza High School, and *Uncle Marin, the Billionaire* moves from the InterContinental to Olimp.

The map also keeps pace with today's box office. *#Selfie* was shot in Constanța, and *Teambuilding* at Padina. Christmas comedies form their own small circuit: *5Gang: Another Kind of Christmas* links Bucharest to Ploiești, *Snow, Tea and Love* was shot at Jilava and Rahova, and *Christmas with Ramon* at Oradea and Sâniob. Other recent hits stay in Bucharest (*Ramon*, *Miami Bici*, *Miami Bici 2*, *The Marriage*, *The Yellow Tie* and *The Race*) or reach Cluj, with *Death on Vacation* and *The Neighbour*. *The Camp* and *Buzz House: The Movie* were both shot at Snagov, *Romina, VTM* at Costinești, and *Two More Lottery Tickets* follows a route from Bucharest to Limanu.

*California Dreamin' (Endless)* keeps the distance between event and shoot clearest: the real event happened at Pielești, in Dolj County, the film moved it to the fictional village of Căpâlnița, and the shoot took place at Comana, in Giurgiu County, and at Constanța.

## All 125 titles and places

| Film / place | Year | Director | Place | Counties | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Mill of Good Luck | 1956 | Victor Iliu | Hărman and Sânpetru, Brașov County; interiors at Buftea and the Tomis lot | Brașov, Ilfov | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/view/3373) |
| Buftea Studios | 1957–1989 | — | Buftea, Ilfov County | Ilfov | [Wikipedia RO + Vice Romania](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studiourile_Buftea) |
| Life Does Not Forgive | 1958 | Iulian Mihu, Manole Marcus | Mărășești, Câmpulung, Dragoslavele and Bucharest; interiors at Buftea and Tomis | Vrancea, Argeș, Bucharest, Ilfov | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/viata-nu-iarta-1958) |
| The Forest of the Hanged | 1964 | Liviu Ciulei | locations in Brașov and Cluj Counties, Bucharest; interiors at Buftea | Brașov, Cluj, Bucharest, Ilfov | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/padurea-spanzuratilor-1964) |
| The Dacians | 1966 | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Buftea, Sarmizegetusa, Stâna de Vale, Bucegi and Hârșova | Ilfov, Hunedoara, Bihor, Constanța | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/dacii-1966) |
| The Last Crusade | 1970 | Sergiu Nicolaescu | Călugăreni, Șelimbăr, Mirăslău, Gorăslău, Peleș, Bran, Râșnov, Râmeți, Tismana and other locations | Giurgiu, Sibiu, Alba, Sălaj, Prahova, Brașov, Mureș, Gorj | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/mihai-viteazul-1970) |
| The Reenactment | 1970 (shot in 1968) | Lucian Pintilie | Sinaia, at the meeting of the Prahova Valley and Valea Rea | Prahova | [AARC — Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/reconstituirea-1970) |
| Felix and Otilia | 1971 | Iulian Mihu | Sinaia, Bucharest and Mogoșoaia | Prahova, Bucharest, Ilfov | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/felix-si-otilia-1971) |
| Stone Wedding / The Gold Spirit | 1971 (shot in 1970) | Dan Pița, Mircea Veroiu | Roșia Montană, Alba County | Alba | [AARC + Visual Arts Foundation](https://www.fav.ro/portfolio/documentary/stone-memory.html) |
| Stephen the Great – Vaslui 1475 | 1974 | Mircea Drăgan | Vaslui, Rupea, Brăila, Neamț Fortress, Suceava, Dragomirna, Arbore, Sighișoara, Bran, Bucharest, Căldărușani, Prejmer, Făgăraș, Brașov and Sibiu | Vaslui, Brașov, Brăila, Neamț, Prahova, Suceava, Mureș, Bucharest, Ilfov, Sibiu | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/tefan-cel-mare-vaslui-1475-1974) |
| Pintea | 1976 | Mircea Moldovan | villages in Maramureș, Prejmer, Târgu Mureș, Sibiu, Baia Mare, Buftea and Mogoșoaia | Maramureș, Brașov, Mureș, Sibiu, Ilfov | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/4218) |
| Uncle Marin, the Billionaire | 1979 | Sergiu Nicolaescu | InterContinental Hotel, Bucharest, and the Amfiteatru–Panoramic–Belvedere complex, Olimp | Bucharest, Constanța | [Newsweek Romania — location report](https://newsweek.ro/actualitate/comedia-nea-marin-miliardar-a-purtat-ghinion-hotelului-unde-s-a-filmat) |
| Vlad Țepeș | 1979 | Doru Năstase | Buftea + exteriors at Hunedoara, Brașov, Pitești, Hârșova | Hunedoara, Brașov, Argeș, Constanța | [production notes (specialist historical-film LiveJournal)](https://strange-complex.livejournal.com/525168.html) |
| Forest Berries | 1983 | Alexandru Tatos | Covasna County | Covasna | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/fructe-de-padure-1983) |
| The High Schoolers | 1986 | Nicolae Corjos | Alexandru Ioan Cuza High School, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Antena 1 — location report](https://a1.ro/news/educatie/cum-arata-scoala-in-care-sa-filmat-celebrul-film-liceenii-id1143273.html) |
| The Moromete Family | 1987 | Stere Gulea | Talpa, Teleorman County | Teleorman | [Adevărul](https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/alexandria/video-morometii-s-au-mutat-la-talpa-in-filmul-lui-1486409.html) |
| Next Stop Paradise | 1998 | Lucian Pintilie | Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151479/locations/) |
| Stuff and Dough | 2001 | Cristi Puiu | between Constanța and Bucharest | Constanța, Bucharest | [CineMagia, interview with Cristi Puiu](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/interviul-regizorului-cristi-puiu-acordat-revistei-festivalului-de-film-de-80/) |
| Philanthropy | 2002 | Nae Caranfil | Herăstrău, Piața Victoriei, Cervantes High School, North Railway Station, Caru’ cu Bere and Lipscani, Bucharest | Bucharest | [AGERPRES](https://agerpres.ro/documentare/2023/11/03/teatru-i-filme-romane-ti-filantropica-2002--1197741) |
| Furia | 2002 | Radu Muntean | Bucharest | Bucharest | [Ziua de Constanța](https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/cultura/furia-pentru-constanteni-4701.html) |
| Occident | 2002 | Cristian Mungiu | Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320194/) |
| The Death of Mr Lazarescu | 2005 | Cristi Puiu | Bucharest hospitals and apartments — Universitar, Filantropia, Caritas, the Ministry of Defence polyclinic and Balta Albă | Bucharest | [9am — Cannes report](https://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/9169/Un-film-romanesc-la-Cannes-2005.html) |
| 12:08 East of Bucharest | 2006 | Corneliu Porumboiu | Vaslui and Bucharest | Vaslui, Bucharest | [Harvard Film Archive](https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/1208-east-of-bucharest-2014-04) |
| The Way I Spent the End of the World | 2006 | Cătălin Mitulescu | Bucharest, Voluntari and Eșelnița, by the Danube | Bucharest, Ilfov, Mehedinți | [CINEPUB — film page](https://cinepub.ro/movie/cum-mi-am-petrecut-sfarsitul-lumii-2006-film-drama-online/) |
| The Paper Will Be Blue | 2006 | Radu Muntean | Bucharest — Arcul de Triumf and Piața Victoriei | Bucharest | [CineMagia — on-set report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/hrtia-va-fi-albastr-14838/articol/14508/) |
| Love Sick | 2006 | Tudor Giurgiu | Bucharest and Pietroșița, Dâmbovița County | Bucharest, Dâmbovița | [CineMagia — production report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/s-au-terminat-filmarile-la-legaturi-bolnavicioase-2288/) |
| Marilena from P7 | 2006 | Cristian Nemescu | Rahova, Bucharest | Bucharest | [CineMagia — film page](https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/marilena-de-la-p7-15299/) |
| California Dreamin' (Endless) | 2007 | Cristian Nemescu | Comana, Giurgiu County, and Constanța (the shoot) | Giurgiu, Constanța | [Lumen Film Festival + All Things Romanian](https://www.lumenfestival.ro/california-dreamin/) |
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 2007 | Cristian Mungiu | Bucharest and a hotel in Ploiești | Bucharest, Prahova | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032846/locations/) |
| Boogie | 2008 | Radu Muntean | Neptun and Olimp, Constanța County | Constanța | [HotNews — start of production](https://hotnews.ro/radu-muntean-incepe-filmarile-unui-nou-lung-metraj-902177) |
| Silent Wedding | 2008 | Horațiu Mălăele | Castel Film Studios, Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming location](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194620/) |
| The Rest Is Silence | 2008 | Nae Caranfil | Bucharest, Moara Vlăsiei and Călugăreni | Bucharest, Ilfov, Giurgiu | [Adevărul — making-of report](https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/societate/restul-e-tacere-povestea-unei-superproductii-899867.html) |
| Tales from the Golden Age | 2009 | Hanno Höfer, Răzvan Mărculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru | Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming location](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1422122/) |
| The Happiest Girl in the World | 2009 | Radu Jude | University Square, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Kinoafisha — filming location](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/movies/8385496/locations/) |
| Police, Adjective | 2009 | Corneliu Porumboiu | Vaslui | Vaslui | [9am — Vaslui premiere report](https://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/135254/In-ropote-de-aplauze-Politist-Adjectiv-a-avut-premiera-la-Vaslui-orasul-natal-al-regizorului.html) |
| Aurora | 2010 | Cristi Puiu | Bucharest — the city’s outskirts | Bucharest | [FilmNewEurope + official pressbook](https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/4762-production-aurora-winds-up-postproduction) |
| If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle | 2010 | Florin Șerban | Craiova Prison | Dolj | [HotNews — production report](https://hotnews.ro/eu-cand-vreau-sa-fluier-fluier-proiectie-cu-usile-inchise-la-penitenciarul-craiova-1639426) |
| Tuesday, After Christmas | 2010 | Radu Muntean | Bucharest | Bucharest | [Cannes Film Festival — official page](https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/f/marti-dupa-craciun/) |
| Morgen | 2010 | Marian Crișan | Salonta, Bihor County | Bihor | [Mediafax, director's statement](https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/filmul-morgen-de-marian-crisan-va-fi-promovat-printr-o-caravana-in-cateva-orase-din-tara-video-7438075) |
| Outbound | 2010 | Bogdan George Apetri | Bucharest neighbourhoods | Bucharest | [FilmNewEurope — production report](https://filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/2992-production-bogdan-apetri-shooting-feature-debut) |
| Best Intentions | 2011 | Adrian Sitaru | Miercurea Ciuc and Bucharest | Harghita, Bucharest | [HotNews — production report](https://hotnews.ro/din-dragoste-cu-cele-mai-bune-intentii-ar-putea-fi-senzatia-cinematografica-a-anului-2011-711763) |
| Loverboy | 2011 | Cătălin Mitulescu | Cernavodă, Constanța County | Constanța | [CineMagia — production report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/breaking-news-george-pistereanu-si-ada-condeescu-protagonisti-in-loverboy-16664/) |
| Of Snails and Men | 2012 | Tudor Giurgiu | Câmpulung Muscel, Argeș County | Argeș | [HotNews — on-set report](https://hotnews.ro/tudor-giurgiu-filmeaza-despre-oameni-si-melci-o-comedie-amara-despre-cum-nu-poti-salva-o-uzina-falimentara-nici-cu-o-banca-de-sperma-666312) |
| Domestic | 2012 | Adrian Sitaru | Bucharest; the shoot began at MediaPro Studios | Bucharest | [9am.ro — start of production](https://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/220312/adrian-sitaru-a-inceput-filmarile-pentru-domestic.html) |
| Beyond the Hills | 2012 | Cristian Mungiu | Câmpina and the surrounding hills, Prahova County | Prahova | [HotNews — Câmpina preview](https://hotnews.ro/cristian-mungiu-a-prezentat-in-avanpremiera-filmul-dupa-dealuri-la-campina-unde-a-fost-filmata-mare-parte-din-actiune-1630599) |
| Lie to Me Beautifully | 2012 | Iura Luncașu | Buftea, Ilfov County, and Bucharest — Băneasa Shopping Center | Ilfov, Bucharest | [CineMagia — production notes](https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/minte-ma-frumos-578094/articol/50167/) |
| Rocker | 2012 | Marian Crișan | Oradea | Bihor | [CINEPUB — film page](https://cinepub.ro/movie/rocker/) |
| Everybody in Our Family | 2012 | Radu Jude | Bucharest | Bucharest | [CineMagia — production report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/se-filmeaza-toata-lumea-din-familia-noastra-18396/) |
| When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism | 2013 | Corneliu Porumboiu | central Bucharest locations | Bucharest | [Agenda LiterNet — filming route](https://agenda.liternet.ro/articol/17259/Comunicat-de-presa/Traseul-lui-Porumboiu-prin-Bucuresti-Cand-si-mai-ales-unde-se-lasa-seara-peste-Bucuresti.html) |
| Child’s Pose | 2013 | Călin Peter Netzer | Bucharest | Bucharest | [ProTV News](https://stirileprotv.ro/show-buzz/entertainment/pozitia-copilului-o-radiografie-a-high-class-ului-romanesc-contemporan-cum-a-fost-facut-filmul.html) |
| Closer to the Moon | 2014 | Nae Caranfil | Bucharest — Polizu, Casa Presei Libere, Jilava, the Military Circle, the Opera and Media Pro Studios | Bucharest, Ilfov | [TIFF, interview with Nae Caranfil](https://tiff.ro/festival/2014/tiff/stiri/despre-closer-moon) |
| #Selfie | 2014 | Cristina Iacob | Constanța | Constanța | [Ziua de Constanța — interview with Alex Călin](https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/actualitate/ziua-live-ziua-live-alex-calin-impresii-dupa-spectacolul-punk-rock-si-asteptarile-pentru-seara-aceasta-video-868514.html) |
| Toto and His Sisters | 2014 | Alexander Nanău | Ferentari, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Agenda LiterNet — film review](https://agenda.liternet.ro/articol/19255/andrei-gorzo/musca-de-pe-perete-toto-si-surorile-lui.html) |
| Eastern Business | 2015 | Igor Cobileanski | Stâlpu, Titu, Găești and Urziceni; 57 locations around Bucharest and Buzău | Giurgiu, Dâmbovița, Ialomița | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/en/filme/film/afacerea-est-2015) |
| Aferim! | 2015 | Radu Jude | Dobrogea landscapes (the story is set in Wallachia) | region, not a county | [East European Film Bulletin](https://eefb.org/perspectives/radu-judes-aferim-2015-and-ottoman-heritage/) |
| Bucharest NonStop | 2015 | Dan Chișu | Nerva Traian Street and Domenii Square, Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3065978/locations/) |
| The Treasure | 2015 | Corneliu Porumboiu | Islaz, Teleorman County | Teleorman | [East European Film Bulletin](https://eefb.org/perspectives/corneliu-porumboius-the-treasure-comoara-2015/) |
| Why Me? | 2015 | Tudor Giurgiu | Bucharest and Oradea | Bucharest, Bihor | [CineMagia — production interview](https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/de-ce-eu-567119/) |
| The World Is Mine | 2015 | Nicolae Constantin Tănase | Constanța | Constanța | [CINEPUB — film page](https://cinepub.ro/movie/lumea-e-a-mea-2015-film-drama-online/) |
| The Miracle of Tekir | 2015 | Ruxandra Zenide | The Mud Volcanoes and Măgura, Buzău; Techirghiol, Constanța, the Casino and Năvodari | Buzău, Constanța | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/miracoluul-din-tekir-2015) |
| Horizon | 2015 | Marian Crișan | Turda, Băișoara and the surrounding areas, Cluj County | Cluj | [CineMagia — production report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/marian-crisan-filmeaza-orizont-27005/) |
| One Floor Below | 2015 | Radu Muntean | Bucharest — Piața Presei Libere, Drumul Taberei and Panduri | Bucharest | [Mediafax — Cannes report](https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/cannes-2015-filmul-un-etaj-mai-jos-de-radu-muntean-laudat-de-cele-mai-prestigioase-publicatii-cinematografice-americane-14271081) |
| Graduation | 2016 | Cristian Mungiu | the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | [East European Film Bulletin](https://eefb.org/perspectives/cristian-mungius-graduation-bacalaureat-2016/) |
| Dogs | 2016 | Bogdan Mirică | Brăila, Galați, Teleorman and Giurgiu | Brăila, Galați, Teleorman, Giurgiu | [Agenda LiterNet — interview with Bogdan Mirică](https://agenda.liternet.ro/articol/21052/Comunicat-de-presa/Bogdan-Mirica-despre-Caini-la-TIFF-2016.html) |
| Two Lottery Tickets | 2016 | Paul Negoescu | Ploiești, Giurgiu, Alexandria and Buzău | Prahova, Giurgiu, Teleorman, Buzău | [FILM magazine — production dossier](https://revistafilm.ro/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FILM-4_2016.pdf) |
| The Fixer | 2016 | Adrian Sitaru | Bucharest and Bistrița | Bucharest, Bistrița-Năsăud | [News.ro — interview with Adrian Sitaru](https://www.news.ro/entertainment/interviu-adrian-sitaru-inaintea-premierei-mondiale-fixeur-in-numele-artei-a-jurnalismului-de-calitate-comitem-abuzuri-fara-sa-ne-dam-seama-1922405109002016091015563812) |
| Scarred Hearts | 2016 | Radu Jude | Ovid Square, Constanța | Constanța | [Radio Romania Constanța](https://www.radioconstanta.ro/2015/11/21/foto-piata-ovidiu-transformata-in-scena-de-film/) |
| Lie to Me Beautifully in the Old Town | 2016 | Iura Luncașu | the Old Town, Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5455714/locations/) |
| The History of Love | 2016 | Radu Mihăileanu | Dâncu village, Aghireșu township, and several locations in Cluj | Cluj | [TIFF, 2017 edition](https://tiff.ro/en/stiri/radu-mihaileanu-premieres-history-love-romania-transilvania-iff) |
| #Selfie 69 | 2016 | Cristina Iacob | Bucharest and the surrounding area | Bucharest | [Mediafax — production report](https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/filmul-selfie69-by-cristina-iacob-mai-multa-comedie-mai-multa-iubire-romania-la-comic-con-2016-15391691) |
| Sieranevada | 2016 | Cristi Puiu | the Sebastian neighbourhood, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Scena9](https://www.scena9.ro/en/article/cristi-puiu-sieranevada-cannes-english) |
| Toni Erdmann | 2016 | Maren Ade | Bucharest — Sky Tower, Floreasca, Piața Unirii | Bucharest | [Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-surprising-story-behind-hit-german-comedy-toni-erdmann/5111233.article) |
| Ana, mon amour | 2017 | Călin Peter Netzer | Bucharest and Târgoviște | Bucharest, Dâmbovița | [CineMagia — production interview](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/ana-mon-amour-rating-im-18-e-destinat-strict-adultilor-spune-producatoarea-oana-iancu-36109/) |
| Meda or The Not So Happy Side of Things | 2017 | Emanuel Pârvu | Câmpulung Muscel and Cetățeni, Argeș County | Argeș | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/partea-nu-prea-fericita-a-lucrurilor-2017) |
| Pororoca | 2017 | Constantin Popescu | a park in Bucharest | Bucharest | [Scena9 — Bucharest film route](https://www.scena9.ro/article/cinema-noul-val) |
| Soldiers. Story from Ferentari | 2017 | Ivana Mladenović | Ferentari, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Mediafax — production report](https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/filmul-soldatii-poveste-din-ferentari-proiectii-speciale-in-prezenta-echipei-de-productie-foto-video-16966576) |
| One Step Behind the Seraphim | 2017 | Daniel Sandu | Colegiul Național Unirea in Focșani, churches around Sibiu and a Bucharest set | Vrancea, Sibiu, Bucharest | [News.ro, interview with Daniel Sandu](https://www.news.ro/entertainment/interviu-regizorul-daniel-sandu-despre-un-pas-in-urma-serafimilor-lipsa-pacatelor-unui-om-sau-personaj-il-face-cel-putin-dubios-si-cumva-neverosimil-1922403027002017081017175966) |
| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | 2018 | Radu Jude | Calea Victoriei and the Art Museum area, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Scena9 — on-set photo report](https://www.scena9.ro/article/filmari-imi-este-indiferent-daca-in-istorie-vom-intra-ca-barbari) |
| Infinite Football | 2018 | Corneliu Porumboiu | Vaslui | Vaslui | [Adevărul — film review](https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/cultura/cronica-fotbal-infinit-regizat-de-corneliu-1847084.html) |
| Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time | 2018 | Stere Gulea | Talpa, Teleorman County; Bucharest and Slatina | Teleorman, Bucharest, Olt | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/morometii-2-2018) |
| 5Gang: Another Kind of Christmas | 2019 | Matei Dima | Bucharest and Ploiești | Bucharest, Prahova | [Antena 1 — start of production](https://a1.ro/showbiz/vedete/fanii-5gang-au-primit-vestea-cea-mare-au-inceput-filmarile-la-5gang-movie-id904646.html) |
| Collective | 2019 | Alexander Nanău | Bucharest | Bucharest | [Republica.ro — director interview](https://republica.ro/alexander-nanau-despre-filmarile-la-documentarul-zcolectiv) |
| The Whistlers | 2019 | Corneliu Porumboiu | Bucharest; then La Gomera and Singapore | Bucharest | [OK! Magazine — interview with Catrinel Menghia](https://okmagazine.ro/vedete/interviu/interviu-exclusiv-catrinel-menghia-sunt-o-mama-527060.html) |
| Queen Marie of Romania | 2019 | Alexis Sweet Cahill | Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, and Peleș Castle, Sinaia | Bucharest, Prahova | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/maria-regina-romaniei-2019) |
| Monsters. | 2019 | Marius Olteanu | Bucharest | Bucharest | [Adevărul — interview with Marius Olteanu](https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/cultura/interviu-regizorul-marius-olteanu-despre-singura-1921417.html) |
| Oh, Ramona! | 2019 | Cristina Iacob | Brașov, Constanța and Bucharest | Brașov, Constanța, Bucharest | [AARC — film file](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/18266) |
| Parking | 2019 | Tudor Giurgiu | Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița-Năsăud County (plus Córdoba, Seville and Candás, Spain) | Bistrița-Năsăud | [Vice Romania — about the film](https://www.vice.com/ro/article/pajm8n/despre-ce-e-vorba-in-filmul-parking) |
| Acasă, My Home | 2020 | Radu Ciorniciuc | Văcărești Delta, Bucharest | Bucharest | [Cultura la Dubă — director interview](https://culturaladuba.ro/vin-dintr-o-scara-de-bloc-golita-de-valuri-de-migratie-radu-ciorniciuc-regizorul-documentarului-acasa-my-home-selectat-la-sundance/) |
| Poppy Field | 2020 | Eugen Jebeleanu | Bucharest | Bucharest | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/18573) |
| Malmkrog | 2020 | Cristi Puiu | Apafi Manor in Mălâncrav, Sibiu County | Sibiu | [Ora de Sibiu — location report](https://www.oradesibiu.ro/2020/02/29/video-foto-lungmetraj-filmat-la-malancrav-premiat-la-berlinala/) |
| Miami Bici | 2020 | Jesús del Cerro | Bucharest and Miami Beach, Florida | Bucharest | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10993566/locations/) |
| Unidentified | 2020 | Bogdan George Apetri | Piatra Neamț | Neamț | [AARC — film record](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/21566) |
| Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | 2021 | Radu Jude | Bucharest — Colentina, Doamna Ghica, Calea Moșilor, Sfântu Gheorghe and the city centre | Bucharest | [Scena9 — the film’s Bucharest](https://www.scena9.ro/article/filme-romanesti) |
| The Tree of Desires | 2021 | Andrei Huțuleac | Suceava | Suceava | [IMDb — filming locations](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15056566/locations/) |
| Întregalde | 2021 | Radu Muntean | Întregalde commune and the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County | Alba | [FILM magazine — film review](https://revistafilm.ro/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FILM-3_2021.pdf) |
| Miracle | 2021 | Bogdan George Apetri | Piatra Neamț | Neamț | [Radio Romania International — film presentation](https://www.rri.ro/panoramice/club-cultura/miracol-un-nou-film-in-regia-lui-bogdan-george-apetri-id588108.html) |
| The Camp | 2021 | Matei Dima | Snagov, at a former tourist complex | Ilfov | [Vice Romania — on-set report](https://www.vice.com/ro/article/recenzie-film-tabara-selly-5gang-influenceri-romania/) |
| The Father Who Moves Mountains | 2021 | Daniel Sandu | Jepii and Caraiman, Bușteni, Prahova County | Prahova | [Adevărul, interview with Daniel Sandu](https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/cluj-napoca/daniel-sandu-regizor-am-filmat-30-de-zile-pe-2123169.html) |
| Snow, Tea and Love | 2021 | Cătălin Bugean | Jilava Prison and Rahova Prison | Ilfov, Bucharest | [Antena 1 — on-set report](https://a1.ro/showbiz/vedete/zapada-ceai-si-dragoste-in-cinematografe-din-primavara-id902687.html) |
| Metronome | 2022 | Alexandru Belc | Bucharest | Bucharest | [VOYO — film page](https://voyo.protv.ro/filme/4153-metronom) |
| Mirciulică | 2022 | Cristian Ilișuan | Cluj-Napoca, Gherla and Bucharest | Cluj, Bucharest | [Bravo Films — production page](https://bravofilms.ro/filme/mirciulica/) |
| Men of Deeds | 2022 | Paul Negoescu | Botoșani County | Botoșani | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/newfilm/film/22842) |
| R.M.N. | 2022 | Cristian Mungiu | Rimetea, Alba County, and the surrounding forests | Alba | [Cannes Film Festival, official pressbook](https://cdn-media.festival-cannes.com/film_film/0002/76/a7eff03d5c10cdf8cfc322829e7109bb681844c6.pdf) |
| Teambuilding | 2022 | Alex Coteț, Matei Dima, Cosmin Nedelcu | Bucharest and Padina, Dâmbovița County | Bucharest, Dâmbovița | [ProCinema / ProTV — Padina shoot](https://procinema.protv.ro/stiri/zteambuilding-o-comedie-spumoasa-despre-viata-in-corporatie-cu-anca-dinicu-si-serban-pavlu.html) |
| Two More Lottery Tickets | 2023 | Paul Negoescu | Bucharest, Slatina, Craiova, Curtea de Argeș, Ploiești, Giurgiu, Corabia and Limanu; including the Giulești studios | Bucharest, Olt, Dolj, Argeș, Prahova, Giurgiu, Constanța | [PLAYU.RO — filming-location announcement](https://playu.ro/2023/06/20/inca-doua-lozuri-intra-in-cinematografe-in-aceasta-toamna/) |
| Freedom | 2023 | Tudor Giurgiu | Sibiu, Brăila and Bucharest | Sibiu, Brăila, Bucharest | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/filme/film/libertate-2023) |
| Miami Bici 2 | 2023 | Jesús del Cerro | Bucharest, Los Angeles and Las Vegas | Bucharest | [Paginademedia — production interview](https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/bromania-miami-bici-2-interviu-21403239) |
| Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World | 2023 | Radu Jude | Bucharest | Bucharest | [Variance Films — production page](https://www.variancefilms.com/project/do-not-expect-too-much-form-the-end-of-the-world) |
| Money Wedding | 2023 | Cristian Ilișuan | Cluj-Napoca and Feleacu, Cluj County | Cluj | [Bravo Films — production page](https://bravofilms.ro/filme/nunta-pe-bani/) |
| Ramon | 2023 | Jesús del Cerro | Bucharest — Tineretului, the Old Town, the Odeon Theatre and the Palace of Parliament; a vineyard | Bucharest | [Impact.ro — production interview](https://www.impact.ro/andreea-vasile-protagonista-comediei-ramon-despre-momentul-in-care-s-au-trezit-cu-politia-la-filmari-nu-stim-nici-acum-cum-am-filmat-scena-aia-video-exclusiv-478228.html) |
| Romina, VTM | 2023 | Paul-Răzvan Macovei | Costinești, Constanța County | Constanța | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://www.aarc.ro/filme/film/romina-vtm-2023) |
| Taxi Drivers | 2023 | Bogdan Theodor Olteanu | Bucharest | Bucharest | [AARC / Romanian film archive](https://aarc.ro/en/filme/film/taximetristi-2023) |
| The New Year That Never Came | 2024 | Bogdan Mureșanu | Bucharest — real locations and constructed sets | Bucharest | [TVmania, interview with Bogdan Mureșanu](https://tvmania.libertatea.ro/filmul-anul-nou-care-n-a-fost-triumfa-la-venetia-regizorul-bogdan-muresanu-am-vrut-sa-construiesc-o-lume-intreaga-interviu-exclusiv-498313/amp) |
| Buzz House: The Movie | 2024 | Florin Babei | Snagov — the filming sets | Ilfov | [Știrile ProTV — production report](https://stirileprotv.ro/romania-te-iubesc/in-culisele-filmului-de-succes-cu-matei-dima-cum-a-reusit-bromania-a-aplice-zreteta-hollywood-pe-plaiurile-romanesti.html) |
| The Perfect Candidate | 2024 | Alex Coteț | Bucharest | Bucharest | [IMDb + CineMagia](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33056959/) |
| The Marriage | 2024 | Mihai Bendeac | Bucharest | Bucharest | [UNATC — casting notice](https://ccoc.unatc.ro/casting-figuratie-simpla-film-romanesc-3/) |
| Death on Vacation | 2024 | Cristian Ilișuan | Cluj-Napoca; most of the shoot in Greece and some scenes in Bulgaria | Cluj | [Bravo Films — production release](https://bravofilms.ro/en/moartea-in-vacanta-o-noua-comedie-de-la-bravo-films-vine-din-28-octombrie-2024/) |
| The Moromete Family 3 | 2024 | Stere Gulea | Talpa, Sinaia, Bucharest and Golești | Teleorman, Prahova, Bucharest, Argeș | [CineMagia — start of production](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/incep-filmarile-pentru-morometii-3-50283/) |
| Three Kilometres to the End of the World | 2024 | Emanuel Pârvu | Sfântu Gheorghe and Dunavăț, Danube Delta, Tulcea County | Tulcea | [Cultura la dubă, interview with Emanuel Pârvu](https://culturaladuba.ro/interviu-cu-singurul-regizor-roman-prezent-in-competitia-oficiala-cannes-2024-emanuel-parvu-este-mai-mult-decat-in-cele-mai-indepartate-visuri/) |
| Christmas with Ramon | 2025 | Jesús del Cerro | Oradea and Sâniob, Bihor County | Bihor | [eBihoreanul — behind-the-scenes report](https://www.ebihoreanul.ro/stiri/detalii-din-culisele-filmului-lui-pavel-bartos-un-tunel-vechi-de-la-dextra-decor-in-craciun-cu-ramon-ce-cerinte-neobisnuite-a-mai-avut-echipa-de-filmare-fotovideo-198019.html) |
| The Yellow Tie | 2025 | Serge Ioan Celebidachi | Bucharest and the surrounding area; concerts recreated at the Romanian Athenaeum | Bucharest | [CineMagia — end of production report](https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/s-au-incheiat-filmarile-pentru-cravata-galbena-despre-viata-celebrului-51041/) |
| The Race | 2025 | Anghel Damian, Millo Simulov | the streets and boulevards of Bucharest | Bucharest | [HotNews — production interview](https://hotnews.ro/interviu-o-bordura-mai-inalta-cu-3-centimetri-face-diferenta-intre-o-cascadorie-reusita-si-una-ratata-cat-de-complicat-a-fost-sa-se-filmeze-in-bucuresti-primul-fast-f-2088097) |
| Kontinental ’25 | 2025 | Radu Jude | Cluj-Napoca, Florești and Buscat, Cluj County | Cluj | [UBB + PressOne](https://teatrufilm.ubbcluj.ro/kontinental-25-r-radu-jude-prezentat-saptamana-aceasta-la-berlin/) |
| The Neighbour | 2025 | Cristian Ilișuan, Eugene Buică | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | [Bravo Films — production page](https://bravofilms.ro/filme/vecina/) |
| 3 Days in September | 2026 | Tudor Giurgiu | Eforie Sud, Constanța County | Constanța | [Cuget Liber — on-set report](https://cugetliber.ro/stiri-cultura-educatie-tudor-giurgiu-aduce-3-zile-in-septembrie-la-eforie-sud-locul-in-care-a-fost-turnat-filmul-561724) |

## How to read the map

The map uses places named explicitly in the sources linked to each title. One hundred and twenty-four markers identify at least one county or the municipality of Bucharest; *Aferim!* remains at regional level, Dobrogea. *Stone Wedding / The Gold Spirit* is mapped in Alba County, at Roșia Montană. Story locations remain separate from shooting places: in *California Dreamin'*, Dolj belongs to the real event, while the shoot took place in Giurgiu and Constanța.

Interactive map with county filters and decades: https://mariuscomper.uk/harta-filmului/en/