# Philanthropy (2002)

> A cash-strapped Bucharest teacher enters a professional begging racket and discovers that pity can be engineered, bought, and sold.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/38712

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Nae Caranfil
- Cast: Mircea Diaconu, Gheorghe Dinică, Mara Nicolescu, Viorica Vodă, Anamaria Marinca, Marius Florea Vizante, Florin Zamfirescu, Cristian Gheorghe
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314067/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, sardonic, darkly comic, arthouse movie night, social satire double feature

## Synopsis

A high school teacher discovers an unexpected path to easy money, leading to hilarious and heartfelt consequences.

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