Oceanul Mare Filming Locations
Where was Oceanul Mare filmed? Oceanul Mare was filmed in 2 locations across Romania in the following places:
Oceanul Mare Filming Locations
Romania is a southeastern European country known for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. Its preserved medieval towns include Sighişoara, and there are many fortified churches and castles, notably clifftop Bran Castle, long associated with the Dracula legend. Bucharest, the country’s capital, is the site of the gigantic, Communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building.
Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.
Oceanul Mare (2009)
The documentary OCEANUL MARE portrays three Chinese men who emigrated to Bucharest in the early 1990s and their involvement with the largest Chinese market in Europe. The film won the 2009 3-SAT TV prize in Duisburg. In its episodic structure, OCEANUL MARE, which uses a sea metaphor throughout, accompanies its protagonists in their daily life financial undertakings. The film illustrates the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land and looks at cultural displacement and the challenges faced when one dives into the unknown.