Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

2021, Comedy/Drama, 1h 46m

109 Reviews Fewer than 50 Ratings

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As playfully provocative as its title, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn uses a potentially prurient premise to highlight the hypocrisy of societal norms. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Emi, a schoolteacher, finds her reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is uploaded onto the internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender. BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN is a film in three loosely connected parts: a walk in the city of Bucharest, then a playful essay on obscenities, all culminating, in the third part, in an incendiary comic confrontation.
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Original Language:
    Romany
  • Director:
    Radu Jude
  • Producer:
    Ada Solomon
  • Writer:
    Radu Jude
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $71.8K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Magnolia Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Stereo
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Katia Pascariu
Emilia Cilibiu
Claudia Ieremia
Headmistress
Olimpia Malai
Mrs. Lucia
Nicodim Ungureanu
Lt. Gheorghescu
Alexandru Potocean
Marius Buzdrugovici
Andi Vasluianu
Mr. Otopeanu
Oana Maria Zaharia
Blonde nudist parent
Gabriel Spahiu
Priest parent
Florin Petrescu
Axinte as parent

Radu Jude
Director
Radu Jude
Screenwriter
Ada Solomon
Producer
Carla Fotea
Executive Producer
Marius Panduru
Cinematography
Catalin Cristutiu
Film Editing
Jura Ferina
Original Music
Christian Niculescu
Production Design
Andreea Popa
Art Director
Ciresica Cuciuc
Costume Design
Viorica Capdefier
Casting
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Audience Reviews for Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

  • Mar 19, 2022
    Sort of a shotgun approach to commentary (the movie uses its framing device to go after seemingly every issue in modern Romanian society) which often makes for some bold sequences even while it's a little overstuffed.
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