I've been Romanian for all my life, so this series hits a chord. Unexpectedly funny, the plot is a rocambolesque intrigue in which the protagonists only hold a peripheral role... It's an apology of the corruption at all levels. As a Romanian, I get that and though I'm not thrilled at the idea, I can't burst out in laughter at how the intrigue is evolving. All in all, for what seems to be a mock bank robbery, all the authorities stand hand in hand to make it happen, albeit for the main protagonists. We found the idea immensely funny: two very average citizens become the victims of their own crazy talk, with the ample support of the authorities? The robbers against their will are extensively helped by precisely the actants who should be totally against it, but who become totally helpful in instrumenting the heist. How's that? The bank manager, the police chief and the mobster all work together for fulfilling a project in which only the actual "criminals" act against it happening. The acting is not very compelling, the lack of a Moldavian accent in the locals' speech is not helping- considering the series is set in Piatra Neamt, in Moldavia- neither is the filming, but all in all we found the series quite amusing. Let's wait for the consequences of the heist which was performed without the help of the actual robbers...
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