Nasty
Romania | 2024 | Romanian/English/French/Spanish | 103 min | Documentary | DCP
Synopsis
1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase’s career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching both Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals. Moving back and forth in time and featuring amazing archive footage and exclusive interviews with top athletes, the documentary explores Nastase’s highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded him and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene, Mr. Nice’n’Nasty disrupted the old-fashioned etiquette of the sport in the 70s thus becoming its first rebel rock star.
Credits
| Original Title | Nasty |
| English Title | Nasty |
| Country | Romania |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Tudor Giurgiu, Christian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu |
| Producer | Cosmin Hodor, Tudor Giurgiu |
| Screenplay | Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu |
| Cinematography | Alex Brendea |
| Cast | Ilie Năstase, Ion Țiriac, Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Boris Becker, Yannick Noah, Bilie Jean King |
Company
Libra Films
Vlad Marina
vlad.marina@transilvaniafilm.ro
Director
Tudor Giurgiu, Christian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu
Romania
Member of the European Film Academy, Tudor Giurgiu is the founder and President of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the most prestigious film-related event in Romania. His directorial debut feature Love Sick was selected in Panorama section of 2006 Berlinale and awarded in several int’l festivals. His short Superman, Spiderman or Batman (2011) won Best European Short at the 2012 edition of European Film Academy Awards. Tudor’s 2nd feature, Of Snails and Men, was awarded in Warsaw IFF and Valladolid IFF. Why Me?, an unsettling legal thriller based on a real case of corruption in present-day Romania, premiered in 2015 Berlinale Panorama. His most recent film is Libertate, a story inspired by real events that happened during the Romanian Revolution.
