Teambuilding (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Teambuilding
| image = Teambuilding (film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Alex Cotet
Matei Dima
Cosmin Nedelcu
| writer = Alex Cotet
| producer = Alexandra Hash
Matei Dima
Stefan Lucian
| starring = Matei Dima
Cosmin Nedelcu
Anca Dinicu
Nicu Banea
Șerban Pavlu
Roxana Condurache
Cristi Pulhac
Monica Odagi
Nuami Dinescu
| cinematography = Misu Ionescu
| editing = Claudiu Trif
| music =
| studio = Vidra Productions
| distributor = Vidra Productions
| released = {{Film date|2022|09|30}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = Romania
| language = Romanian
| budget =
| gross = $5.1 million{{Cite web |title=Teambuilding |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt15419420/credits/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Box Office Mojo}}
}}
Teambuilding is a 2022 Romanian comedy film directed by Alex Cotet, Matei Dima & Cosmin Nedelcu and written by Cotet.{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-film-25885306-teambuilding-filmul-care-face-istorie-cinema-romanesc-scenaristul-alex-cotet-vrut-distrug-odata-pentru-totdeauna-expresia-kind-reminder.htm |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.hotnews.ro |date=6 November 2022 |language=ro}} 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|date=September 2023}} It was released on September 30, 2022, in Romanian theaters.{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-09-28 |title=Kind reminder. "Teambuilding" intră în sălile de cinema. Ar putea fi cel mai vizionat film românesc al anului |url=https://editiadedimineata.ro/film-romanesc-teambuilding-cinema/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Editia de Dimineata |language=ro-RO}}
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?{{Cite web |last=BRAVOnet |date=2022-09-14 |title=Vidra Productions lansează comedia Teambuilding, din 30 septembrie în cinema |url=https://bravonet.ro/vidra-productions-lanseaza-comedia-teambuilding-din-30-septembrie-in-cinema/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=BRAVO net |language=ro-RO}}
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:{{Cite web |last=Tepșanu |first=Ana |date=2022-09-28 |title=Teambuilding e filmul românesc care-ți arată dacă tu ești corporatistul penal din firma ta |url=https://www.vice.com/ro/article/recenzie-film-teambuilding-corporatie-romania/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Vice |language=ro}}
- 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title="Teambuilding" poate fi vizionat pe Netflix. Este cel mai profitabil film românesc din toate timpurile VIDEO |url=https://adevarul.ro/showbiz/film/teambuilding-poate-fi-vizionat-pe-netflix-este-2231714.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=adevarul.ro |language=ro}}
Reception
= Box-office =
Teambuilding came first at the Romanian box office, selling 196,155 movie tickets in its first week on theaters.{{Cite web |title=Teambuilding a debutat pe primul loc în box office-ul românesc de weekend VIDEO |url=https://www.profit.ro/stiri/life/video-filmul-teambuilding-regizat-de-matei-dima-cosmin-nedelcu-alex-cotet-a-debutat-pe-primul-loc-in-box-office-ul-romanesc-de-weekend-20877761 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Profit.ro |language=ro}} It sold 591,670 tickets in its third week in theaters,{{Cite web |last=Cătălina |first=Matei |date=2022-10-19 |title="Teambuilding" cu Micutzu, Matei Dima şi Şerban Pavlu, încasări record în cinematografe |url=https://www.tvmania.ro/teambuilding-cu-micutzu-matei-dima-si-serban-pavlu-incasari-record-in-cinematografe-379970 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=TVmania.ro |language=ro}} becoming the highest-grossing Romanian film for 30 years as well as being the highest-grossing film ever released in the Romanian market,{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title="Teambuilding", cel mai de succes film românesc din ultimii 30 de ani. Peste 556.000 de bilete vândute în 3 săptămâni |url=https://adevarul.ro/showbiz/film/teambuilding-cel-mai-de-succes-film-romanesc-2213389.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=adevarul.ro |language=ro}} surpassing films such as Avatar and Avengers: Endgame.{{Cite web |title="Teambuilding", cel mai profitabil film românesc din istorie. Producţia a obţinut încasări de peste 19 milioane de lei |url=https://observatornews.ro/entertainment/teambuilding-cel-mai-profitabil-film-romanesc-din-istorie-productia-a-obtinut-incasari-de-peste-19-milioane-de-lei-496847.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Observator |language=RO}} For its sixth week in theaters, the number of tickets sold amounted to 804,547.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Romanian comedy Teambuilding threatens Avatar at the local box office |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/433161/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}} It ended its run in theaters with 983,000 tickets sold, which translates to 23.16 million Romanian lei.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=The Romanian film that breaks all records on Netflix: it just filled the theaters, and Teambuilding is on the internet - Royals Blue |url=https://www.royalsblue.com/the-romanian-film-that-breaks-all-records-on-netflix-it-just-filled-the-theaters-and-teambuilding-is-on-the-internet/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628041051/https://www.royalsblue.com/the-romanian-film-that-breaks-all-records-on-netflix-it-just-filled-the-theaters-and-teambuilding-is-on-the-internet/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 }}
= Accolades =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2023
| rowspan="2" |Gopo Awards |Audience Award |{{Won}} |
| Young Hope Award
|Misu Ionescu |{{Nom}} |
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