Aferim!

2016 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Western, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Set in early 19th century Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.

Scores

Overall Score
55.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.7%
Review Aggregate
84.8

Critic Consensus

97.6% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, historical, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyhistoricalstylizedvisually strikingcharacter-drivensatiricalpoliticalemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Victor Rebengiuc2016$8,000$10,000(est)
Luminița Gheorghiu2016$5,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes8,234

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$108,110$141,309
International2016$242,000$316,314
Worldwide2016$350,110$457,623

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$150,855$197,180
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,668,000$2,180,215
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,700,000$2,222,042
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,464,000$1,913,570
Physical Purchases ?2016$4,131,000$5,399,561
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$54,055$70,654
Total Revenues2016$9,167,910$11,983,222
Expenses
Budget ?2016$260,000 (est)$339,842 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$262,000 (est)$342,456 (est)
Participations2016$367,000$479,700
Residuals ?2016$512,000$669,227
Interest & Overhead2016$52,000$67,968
Total Expenses2016$1,453,000$1,899,192
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$7,714,910$10,084,030

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