as Max Rosenthal Harry Lloyd as Virgil Anton Lesser as Comrade Holban Christian McKay as Iorgu Ristea Tim Plester as Dumitru "Dumi" Dorneanu Joe Armstrong as Răzvan Orodel Marcin Walewski as Mirel Bercovich Darrell D'Silva as Minister Stuart McQuarrie as Dumitru Dămăceanu Monica Bîrlădeanu as Sonia Rosenthal Allan Corduner as Flaviu David de Keyser as Moritz Zilber Frances Cuka as Sarah Zilber Andrew Buckley as Gogu Martin Hancock as Prosecutor John Henshaw as Judge Gwyneth Keyworth as Lidia Paul Jesson as Studio Manager Ionut Grama as Boris Production The film was written and directed by Nae Caranfil, and produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Denis Friedman, Renata Rainieri, Alessandro Leone and Bobby Paunescu through the production company Mandragora Movies. In August 2011, it was announced that Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong had been cast in leading roles as Alice Bercovich and Max Rosenthal, respectively. Later that month, it was reported that Harry Lloyd had joined the cast in the role of Virgil. The rest of the cast consisted of Anton Lesser, Joe Armstrong, Christian McKay, Monica Bîrlădeanu, John Henshaw, Gwyneth Keyworth and Stuart McQuarrie. Principal photography took place in Bucharest, Romania in late 2011. The production budget of the film has been estimated to be approximately US$5 million or €4.4 million. Distribution Release The film had its world premiere on November 29, 2013 at the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema Festival at the Lincoln Center, before being released in Romanian cinemas on March 7, 2014. The film screened at the Romanian Film Festival in London on November 13, 2014. It was then released in Poland on March 13, 2015, and in the United States by Sundance Selects on April 17, 2015. The film screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival on May 2, 2015. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand by Neo (New Entertainment Organization) in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2015. Home media The film was released on DVD in the United States on September 15, 2015. That same day, it was made available for streaming on Netflix. Reception Box office The film made $5,396 from its sole theatrical screening in the United Kingdom. Critical response The film received a mostly mixed reception from film critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 46%, based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. On Metacritic, the