 In the summer of 2006 , Nemescu also started the production of California Dreamin ' . The filming took place in the June – August interval . By the end of August , the film was nearing its completion ; on August 24 , 2006 , however , Nemescu and Andrei Toncu ( sound engineer for the new project as well ) died in a car accident in Bucharest . Following the accident , the Romanian public , as well as those from abroad , offered wider attention to the productions of the two cineasts , including Marilena from P7 , their first notable success . One year after the accident , the event was commemorated in the country through various displays , public meetings and debates . On August 24 , 2007 , Marilena from P7 had its premiere at Stockholm during the second Romanian Film Days . Romanian people , from the diaspora , as well as Swedish spectators , were present . 
