We are a film production company based in Bucharest, Romania, set up in March 2004 by Corneliu Porumboiu (director, scriptwriter) and shared with Marcela Ursu (producer). Our position on the national film market is a particular one, defined by our arthouse projects.
From their site
Images from 42 Km Film’s own website.
Who works there
- Corneliu Porumboiu(director, scriptwriter) and shared with Mar
- Marcela Ursu(producer)
Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.
Contact & details
How their work is rated
9 rated titles, weighted by votes
63 wins from 170 nominations across all awards
Combined US gross, 4 of 11 titles
- Mostly
- drama, comedy, crime
- Active
- 2006–2023
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 83%
- Best known for
- 12:08 East of Bucharest
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 11 of 11 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Credits12
11 films
Boss
2023 · Film
Produced
The Whistlers
2019 · Film
Produced
Infinite Football
2018 · Film
Produced
Dogs
2016 · Film
Produced
The Treasure
2015 · Film
Produced
The Second Game
2014 · Film
Produced
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
2013 · Film
Produced
The Belly of the Whale
2010 · Film
Produced
Police, Adjective
2009 · Film
Produced
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Film
Produced
- 2023
Dark Ages
2023 · Film
Produced
- 2021
Dogs
2021
Produced
12 titles across 18 years, averaging 0.7 a year. The last five years hold at 0.4 a year. 7 of those 18 years carry no credit on file. 12 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 2023 (2). 2 in the last five years shown, against 3 in the five before.
The 6 titles since 2014 average 6.6, 0.3 below their 6.8 overall. 4 of 9 rated titles sit above their 6.8 average. 9 titles rated on IMDb between 1997 and 2026, averaging 6.8 weighted by votes. Highest: Boss (2023) at 7.4; lowest: When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013) at 6.1.
Who they work with
- Corneliu Porumboiu7
- Bogdan Mirica2
- Corneliu Porumboiu7
- Bogdan Mirica2
- Vlad Ivanov3
- Corneliu Porumboiu2
- Dragos Bucur2
- Drama8 of 12
- Comedy4 of 12
- Crime3 of 12
- Thriller2 of 12
- Documentary2 of 12
Names appearing on two or more of 42 Km Film’s produced titles, across the 12 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.
Works with8 companies
Companies that appear alongside 42 Km Film on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.
Other companies near Bucharest
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