Teambuilding (film)

Teambuilding
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Cotet
Matei Dima
Cosmin Nedelcu
Written byAlex Cotet
Produced byAlexandra Hash
Matei Dima
Stefan Lucian
StarringMatei Dima
Cosmin Nedelcu
Anca Dinicu
Nicu Banea
Șerban Pavlu
Roxana Condurache
Cristi Pulhac
Monica Odagi
Nuami Dinescu
CinematographyMisu Ionescu
Edited byClaudiu Trif
Production
company
Vidra Productions
Distributed byVidra Productions
Release date
  • September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian
Box office$5.1 million[1]

Teambuilding is a 2022 Romanian comedy film directed by Alex Cotet, Matei Dima & Cosmin Nedelcu and written by Cotet.[2] It stars Matei Dima and Cosmin Nedelcu accompanied by Anca Dinicu, Nicu Banea, Șerban Pavlu, Roxana Condurache, Cristi Pulhac, Monica Odagiu and Nuami Dinescu.[citation needed] It was released on September 30, 2022, in Romanian theaters.[3]

Synopsis

Emil gets too involved and puts pressure on his colleagues. Therefore, to temper his energy, Mr. Oprea promotes him and makes him a team leader in the call center department - the corporation's ungrateful, where the unofficial leader is the grumpy Horia. They all go to the company team building, where Emil joins his new colleagues and does everything he can to help them keep their jobs, competing for the cup of joy with colleagues from Transylvania, Moldova and Oltenia. Who will take the cup this year?[4]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[5]

  • Matei Dima as Emil
  • Cosmin Nedelcu as Horia Brenciu
  • Anca Dinicu as Lorena
  • Nicu Banea as Onel
  • Șerban Pavlu as Oprea
  • Roxana Condurache as Andreea
  • Cristi Pulhac as Shobbi
  • Monica Odagi as Erika
  • Sorina Stefanescu as Nicoleta
  • Bobu Victoria as Lavinia
  • Vlad Ianus as Serbanel
  • Adrian Nicolae as Spaima
  • Nuami Dinescu as Vigilant

Production

Principal photography took place between July and September 2021 in Bucharest, Romania and mountainous areas.[6]

Reception

Box-office

Teambuilding came first at the Romanian box office, selling 196,155 movie tickets in its first week on theaters.[7] It sold 591,670 tickets in its third week in theaters,[8] becoming the highest-grossing Romanian film for 30 years as well as being the highest-grossing film ever released in the Romanian market,[9] surpassing films such as Avatar and Avengers: Endgame.[10] For its sixth week in theaters, the number of tickets sold amounted to 804,547.[11] It ended its run in theaters with 983,000 tickets sold, which translates to 23.16 million Romanian lei.[12]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023 Gopo Awards Audience Award Alex Cotet & Alexandra Hash Won [13]
Young Hope Award Misu Ionescu Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Teambuilding". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ "Teambuilding, filmul care face istorie în cinema-ul românesc. Interviu cu scenaristul Alex Coteț despre comedia în care e foarte posibil să-ți regăsești colegii de birou". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ^ "Kind reminder. "Teambuilding" intră în sălile de cinema. Ar putea fi cel mai vizionat film românesc al anului". Editia de Dimineata (in Romanian). 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  4. ^ BRAVOnet (2022-09-14). "Vidra Productions lansează comedia Teambuilding, din 30 septembrie în cinema". BRAVO net (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  5. ^ Tepșanu, Ana (2022-09-28). "Teambuilding e filmul românesc care-ți arată dacă tu ești corporatistul penal din firma ta". Vice (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  6. ^ ""Teambuilding" poate fi vizionat pe Netflix. Este cel mai profitabil film românesc din toate timpurile VIDEO". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  7. ^ "Teambuilding a debutat pe primul loc în box office-ul românesc de weekend VIDEO". Profit.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  8. ^ Cătălina, Matei (2022-10-19). ""Teambuilding" cu Micutzu, Matei Dima şi Şerban Pavlu, încasări record în cinematografe". TVmania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  9. ^ ""Teambuilding", cel mai de succes film românesc din ultimii 30 de ani. Peste 556.000 de bilete vândute în 3 săptămâni". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  10. ^ ""Teambuilding", cel mai profitabil film românesc din istorie. Producţia a obţinut încasări de peste 19 milioane de lei". Observator (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  11. ^ "Romanian comedy Teambuilding threatens Avatar at the local box office". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  12. ^ "The Romanian film that breaks all records on Netflix: it just filled the theaters, and Teambuilding is on the internet - Royals Blue". 2023-06-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  13. ^ Antonescu, Melissa. "The winners of the Gopo Awards 2023". Films in Frame. Retrieved 2023-07-15.