Anatol Guzic

The story is about two old men. One day they are invited to a friend’s wedding. On the wedding day, not knowing what present to give, they randomly decide to take the sofa from the courtyard. They steal a car, get the sofa on the top and hit the road. Little do they know, about the troubles this sofa would cause them.

Two families of petty crooks, one in Bucharest and the other one in Chisinau, give each a burglary. The first one from Bucharest steal a famous painting in a museum, others break the home of a rich man in Chisinau and they obtain also a valuable painting. Proudly shows off its prey: Woman with Black Tie by Modigliani. Yes, the same painting twice! Stupor and prestige wrinkling. But whose is the original and who stole the fake?—Adrian Popovici

An intricate intertwining of politics, investigations and romance unfolds against the backdrop of Moldova over the past thirty years, where the forces of good and evil collide in a compelling plot.