Oh, Ramona!

Oh, Ramona! follows the main character Andrei from his point of view while he steps into adulthood and dealing with romance. He shares his experience as seen through the eyes of a teenager, with all the good and bad parts of it, and a pinch of self-humour and irony. The film portrays Andrei, who is in love with two girls and tormented by the decisions he has to make. Andrei has a crush on the "hottest girl in school", Ramona, who tries to hook up with him. Andrei rejects her in a moment of confusion, which starts a whole series of unfortunate events. Later on another girl Andrei meets on a vacation, Anemona, is charmed by his sincerity and dorkiness and he ends up being torn between the two girls he 'loves'.{{cite web|last=Serba|first=John|url=https://decider.com/2019/06/03/stream-it-or-skip-it-oh-ramona-on-netflix-a-foul-filthy-teen-sex-romp-from-romania/|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Oh, Ramona' on Netflix, a Foul, Filthy Teen Sex Romp from Romania|website=Decider|date=3 June 2019|accessdate=1 July 2019}}{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Daniel|url=https://readysteadycut.com/2019/06/01/review-netflix-oh-ramona/|title=Oh, Ramona! Review: From Nerd To 50 Shades|website=Ready Steady Cut|date=1 June 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019}}{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Roger|url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2019/06/10/netflixable-oh-ramona-a-teen-sex-comedy-from-romania/|title=Netflixable? "Oh, Ramona!" A teen sex comedy from…Romania?|website=Movie Nation|date=10 June 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Oh, Ramona! synopsis |url=https://www.ohramona.com/synopsis-en |website=www.ohramona.com |access-date=20 July 2022}}

• Aggy K. Adams as Ramona
• Holly Horne as Anemona
• Bogdan Iancu as Andrei
• Adina Stetcu as Raluca
• Basil Eidenbenz as Alin
• Mihaela Mihut as Psychologist
• Leonardo Boudreau as Silviu
• Andromeda Godfrey as Alfred (Andrei's Mother)
• Melanie Ebanks as Carla
• Ioachim Ciobanu as The Priest
• Howard Dell as Bodyguard
• Andrei Ciobanu as Bartender Hotel
• Cristina Ich as Girl in Alin's flat

Oh, Ramona! is based on the Romanian best-selling book Suck it, Ramona!, which is Andrei Ciobanu's autobiography. The process of writing the screenplay took 6 months and it was co-written with Alex Coteț and Cristina Jacob.{{cite web |title=Comedia Oh, Ramona!, în cinematografe din 14 februarie |url=https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/comedia-oh-ramona-in-cinematografe-din-14-februarie-42241/ |website=www.cinemagia.ro |access-date=20 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=Interviu Cristina Jacob - Despre recordul stabilit de filmul sau, "Oh, Ramona!": Hate it or love it! |url=https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/interviu-cristina-jacob-despre-recordul-stabilit-de-filmul-sau-oh-ramona-hate-it-or-love-it-video-17880472 |website=www.mediafax.ro |access-date=20 July 2022}}

Andrei Ciobanu pointed out about his first attempt at writing the story: "On September 26, 2013 I was writing a story on Facebook about a girl I liked in high school. That post was going to be the first chapter of the book I was going to write. I published it on February 14, 2015 and it soon became a bestseller in Romania.’’

During the summer of 2016, Andrei Ciobanu received an offer from Cristina Jacob to screen the story: "We wrote the script, we cut it, erased it, rewrote it, we got annoyed, we looked for actors, we filmed and then we kissed for two years and finally the thing came out", said the comedian.{{cite web |title=Trailerul filmului "Oh, Ramona!" a fost lansat. |url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/diverse/trailerul-filmului-oh-ramona-a-fost-lansat-video-cand-va-aparea-pelicula-17793717 |website=www.prosport.ro |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=20 July 2022}}

A series of castings were conducted internationally and throughout Romania for several months. For the main character, there were considered actors from the United States, Great Britain and Romania (Iasi, Bucharest and Cluj).{{cite web |title=O poți face chiar tu, Suge-o Ramona! |url=https://mariustuca.ro/film/suge-o-ramona-chiar-tu-36991.html |website=www.mariustuca.ro |access-date=20 July 2022}} The role of Andrei was given to Bogdan Iancu, a young upcoming actor from Bucharest.

Cristina Jacob declared that she auditioned about 10.000 actors for each character. Aggy K. Adams, a Polish-born actress who grew up in the United States and settled in London was chosen for the role of Ramona. For the role of Anemona, Holly Horne from the United Kingdom was chosen for the part.{{cite web |title=Despre actorii din "Oh, Ramona" |url=http://aarc.ro/articol/despre-actorii-din-oh-ramona |website=www.aarc.ro |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720131525/http://aarc.ro/articol/despre-actorii-din-oh-ramona |url-status=dead }} Cristina Jacob, selected an international cast: Bogdan Iancu, Aggy K. Adams, Holly Horne, Basil Eidenbenz, Leonardo Boudreau, Andromeda Godfrey, Melanie Ebanks, along with guests stars such as Smiley, Feli, Andrei Ciobanu, Cristina Ich, Laura Giurcanu, Gina Pistol, Gabriel Jugaru and Howard Dell.

From development to shooting, Oh, Ramona! production was a process of three and a half years with 35 days of filming. The shoot started in the summer of 2017 and finished at the end of September.{{cite web |title=Cristina Iacob in development with her fourth feature, Confessions of a Teenager |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/320149/ |website=www.cineuropa.org |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=20 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=PRODUCTION: Cristina Iacob Preps Confessions of a Teenager |url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/113751-production-cristina-iacob-preps-confessions-of-a-teenager |website=www.filmneweurope.com |access-date=20 July 2022}} To avoid an explicit content, the director chose a variety of visual comparisons, particularly along the erotic discoveries of Andrei, that are doubled by images of exciting desserts.{{cite web |title=Oh, Ramona: emoție, spectacol vizual și metafore cu încărcătură erotică |url=https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/oh-ramona-emotie-spectacol-vizual-si-metafore-cu-incarcatura-erotica-42581/ |website=www.cinemagia.ro |access-date=20 July 2022}}

The soundtrack of the film was created by HaHaHa Production. Among the creators is Smiley (Andrei Tiberiu Maria), a famous Romanian pop singer. The recording was coordinated by Cristina Jacob. During one of his interviews Smiley mentioned that “The music in the movie has not much to do with what is happening in Romania, musically speaking. This is the big advantage when you work for something like that, as you have a lot of freedom. We really like this story and the music in the movie, because it is a different challenge". Șerban Cazan, music producer at HaHaHa Production, pointed out that it was a surprise to see the final version of the film and the music they created: “we liked the music so much that I thought we should do a compilation ", said Cazan.{{cite web |title=Smiley si realizatorii muzicii din Oh, Ramona! vor o compilatie cu coloana sonora a filmului |url=https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/smiley-si-realizatorii-muzicii-din-comedia-oh-ramona-vor-o-compilatie-cu-coloana-sonora-a-filmului-17864522 |website=www.mediafax.ro |access-date=20 July 2022}}

Oh, Ramona! occupied the first position in the weekly Box Office of 2019.{{cite web |title=Oh, Ramona! - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3942273541/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |access-date=20 July 2022}} The film had a budget over 2.5 m EUR,{{cite web |title=Romanian Teen Film Oh, Ramona! Hits Domestic Cinemas |url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/117577-romanian-teen-film-oh-ramona-hits-domestic-cinemas |website=www.filmneweurope.com |access-date=20 July 2022}} which was partially covered by the Romanian Film Centre. The producers of the film are Adrian Sârbu and Daniel Jacob.{{cite web |title=Oh, Ramona! (2019) IMDb |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt7200946/?rf=cons_tt_atf&ref_=cons_tt_atf |website=www.imdb.com |access-date=20 July 2022}}

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