The Whistlers
Seen it?2019 | 97 min | Thriller, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$809K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
- Catrinel MarlonGilda
- Vlad IvanovCristi
- Rodica LazărMagda
- Sabin TambreaZsolt
- Antonio BuílKiko
- Agustí VillarongaPaco
- István TéglásClaudiu
- George PiștereanuAlin
- Julieta SzönyiCristi's Mother
- Cristóbal PintoCarlito