The Whistlers
“Loyalty is not their language.”
A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral whistling language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.
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Cast
21 people
Catrinel Marlon
Gilda
Known for
Them Who?
Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti
Vlad Ivanov
Cristi
Known for
Snowpiercer
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Rodica Lazăr
Magda
Also in
The Silent Valley
Murder Inn
Sabin Tambrea
Zsolt
Known for
Berlin Station
Babylon Berlin
Rodica Lazar
Magda
Antonio Buíl
Kiko
Known for
The Last Night at Tremore Beach
Nowhere
Agustí Villaronga
Paco
Known for
The Uninvited Guest
István Téglás
Claudiu
Also in
Luca
Malmkrog
George Piștereanu
Alin
Known for
The Protégé
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Julieta Szönyi
Cristi's Mother
Known for
Adventures Italian Style
Cristóbal Pinto
Carlito
Known for
Hierro
Mist & the Maiden
David Agranov
Denis
Known for
Just Married
Trust
Corneliu Porumboiu Director · Tudor Mircea Cinematographer Roxana Szel Editor
United States release February 28, 2020 · Produced in France, Romania, Sweden, Germany · Languages English, Romanian, Spanish
Production
42 Km Film
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Les films du Worso
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Komplizen Film
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ARTE France Cinéma
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Film i Väst
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WDR
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Filmgate Films
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Studioul de Creatie Cinematografica al Ministerului Culturii
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Magnolia
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France · Romania · Sweden · Germany
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Languages
Original title
La Gomera
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
English · Romanian · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 18, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Romania · September 13, 2019
Theatrical
United States · February 28, 2020
Limited theatrical
Argentina
December 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 13, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
May 5, 2020 · Digital · Moje kino LIVE
May 14, 2020 · Theatrical
Finland
October 16, 2020 · Theatrical
France
January 8, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
February 13, 2020 · Theatrical
May 29, 2020 · Physical
Greece
November 2, 2019 · Premiere · 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
February 27, 2020 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 27, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
July 17, 2020 · Digital
Italy
February 27, 2020 · Theatrical
Japan
February 4, 2021 · Digital
Poland
June 4, 2021 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 9, 2020 · Theatrical
Romania
June 14, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Russia
September 15, 2019 · Premiere · Message to Man International Film Festival
February 20, 2020 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 11, 2020 · Theatrical
Spain
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
September 28, 2021 · Digital
October 26, 2021 · Physical
Sweden
April 8, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 9, 2019 · Premiere · London Film Festival
May 8, 2020 · Digital
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