Zavera

{{short description|2019 Romanian drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Zavera

| image = Zavera film.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name =

| director = Andrei Gruzsniczki

| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Georgiana Constantin
• Alexandru Teodorescu

}}

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

• Andrei Gruzsniczki
• Mircea Staiculescu

}}

| based_on =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Dorian Boguță
• Șerban Pavlu
• Ioana Flora

}}

| narrator =

| music = Cristian Lolea

| cinematography = Tudor Vladimir Panduru

| editing = Dana Bunescu

| production_companies = Saga Film

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2019|11|23|Cairo International Film Festival|2019|11|29|Romania|df=y}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Romania

| language = Romanian

| budget =

| gross = $1,670{{Cite web|title=Zavera|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4239426049/weekend/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Box Office Mojo}}

}}

Zavera (English: "Turmoil"{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=Andrei Gruzsniczki despre noul său lungmetraj, Zavera: "Am ținut foarte mult la rigoarea matematică a acestui proiect"|url=http://suplimentuldecultura.ro/29575/andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-noul-sau-lungmetraj-zavera-am-tinut-foarte-mult-la-rigoarea-matematica-a-acestui-proiect/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Suplimentul de cultură|language=ro-RO}}) is a 2019 Romanian drama film directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki, written by Gruzsniczki and Mircea Staiculescu, and produced by Saga Film. The plot follows Ștefan (played by Dorian Boguță), a construction engineer, who enters an existential crisis after his best friend and business partner Nic (played by Șerban Pavlu) dies in a bicycle accident. The film is subtitled "eight Gymnopédies" and is structured in eight days in the life of Ștefan after Nic's death.

The writing of Zavera started in 2014 with a script development workshop organized by Sources 2 in Norway.{{Cite web|title=INTERVIU - Cineastul Andrei Gruzsniczki, despre "Zavera": Se adresează în special celor care au trăit evenimentele din ‘89. Fiecare îşi face adevărul cum vrea|url=https://www.news.ro/entertainment/interviu-cineastul-andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-zavera-se-adreseaza-in-special-celor-care-au-trait-evenimentele-din-89-fiecare-isi-face-adevarul-cum-vrea-1922403030002019111219185804|access-date=2020-08-26|website=News.ro|language=ro}} During the next three years, Gruzsniczki struggled to find producers for the film. The production started in 2018. The initial idea for the film was to follow eight characters, but because of financial constraints it was reduced to only one.{{Cite web|title=CLIN D’OEIL {{!}} ANDREI GRUZSNICZKI: Despre absurdul care domină relația dintre om și sistem|url=https://www.zilesinopti.ro/articole/26407/clin-doeil-andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-absurdul-care-domina-relatia-dintre-om-si-sistem|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.zilesinopti.ro}} The score contains two of Erik Satie's Gnossiennes, performed by the original music composer Cristian Lolea.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=Andrei Gruzsniczki despre noul său lungmetraj, Zavera: "Am ținut foarte mult la rigoarea matematică a acestui proiect"|url=http://suplimentuldecultura.ro/29575/andrei-gruzsniczki-despre-noul-sau-lungmetraj-zavera-am-tinut-foarte-mult-la-rigoarea-matematica-a-acestui-proiect/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Suplimentul de cultură|language=ro-RO}}

The film premiered on November 23, 2019 at the Cairo International Film Festival{{Cite web|date=2019-11-20|title=Filmul "Zavera", regizat de Andrei Gruzsniczki, are premiera mondială la Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Cairo|url=https://www.forbes.ro/filmul-zavera-regizat-de-andrei-gruzsniczki-premiera-mondiala-la-festivalul-international-de-film-de-la-cairo-149657|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Forbes.ro|language=ro}} and was theatrically released in Romania on November 29, 2019.{{Cite web|last=SA|first=Imedia Plus Group|title=Zavera, de Andrei Gruzsniczki, de vineri în cinematografe|url=https://www.cinemagia.ro/stiri/zavera-de-andrei-gruzsniczki-de-vineri-in-cinematografe-44905/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Cinemagia|language=ro}} It received two nominations at the 2020 Gopo Awards, Coca Bloos for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Lolea for Best Original Music, but neither of them won.{{Cite web|title=Nominalizări Premiile Gopo 2020 – Premiile GOPO|url=https://premiilegopo.ro/stiri/nominalizari-premiile-gopo-2020|access-date=2020-08-26|language=ro-RO}}