The Happiest Girl in the World

The Happiest Girl in the World

99 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 8, 2009

Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism

The Happiest Girl in the World

99 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 8, 2009

The Happiest Girl in the World
Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers MEDIA Programme of the European Union, România Film, Hi Film Productions, Hubert Bals Fund, HBO Romania, NHK, Circe Films, TVR, Televiziunea Romana, Romanian Film Board (C.N.C.), Media Planning Group
Original title Cea mai fericită fată din lume
Directors Cristina Iliescu, Radu Jude
Writers Augustina Stanciu, Radu Jude

Cast

Andreea Bosneag

as Delia Cristina Fratila

Violeta Haret-Popa

as Mrs. Fratila

Vasile Muraru

as Mr. Fratila

Șerban Pavlu

as Director

Andi Vasluianu

as Cinematographer

Diana Gheorghian

as Producer

Alexandru Georgescu

as The Client

Luminiţa Stoianovici

as Gabi - Make-up Artist

Doru Catanescu

as Mr. Arvunescu

Bogdan Marhodin

as Viorel

Claudiu Dumitru

as Banel

Marian Pîrvu

as Recuziter 2