California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) - Release Date 30 May 2008

UK TRAILER:
US Marine Captain Jones is assigned to escort a train carrying NATO equipment headed for Yugoslavia during the war in Kosovo. His mission is thwarted by Doiaru, apparently a very thorough station master in a godforsaken village, who halts the train over a paperwork technicality. The community makes ridiculous efforts to welcome the Americans, intending to profit from their unexpected presence. The troops join the game - and Doiaru's own daughter has a brief affair with Sgt. McLaren. Tired of waiting to get help from higher up, Cpt Jones decides to take matters into his own hands. As he gets more and more involved with the locals, he stirs old arguments and reveals the real reason why Doiaru stopped his train. At the end of five intense days, the train resumes its journey leaving behind broken hearts, broken dreams and a near civil war.

Nemescu brings together a train of US marines and a tiny Romanian village to highlight Romanians long-term fascination with the 'elsewhere' and ultimately with America. At the end of World War II, the Romanian people wanted the Americans to rescue them from the Russians and communism; which didn't happen. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' is a timely examination of geopolitical longing and a lack of interventionism.

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Film & Animation

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[pablogoofy2000]

@pmvbtful probably because Romanians always dreamed in "Ceausescu Era" for Americans to strike down the dictatorship of Ceasuescu. Just like in these days in Lybia.

Luckily of unfortunately there is no enough oil in Romania...

[pmvbtful]

?? why ''california''

[youtubister]

A VERY good film and well worth seeking out.

Sad to see that the director, Cristian Nemescu, died (during post-production) in a car accident at the young age of 27.