Guest expected on January 9, January 10, and January 11
Film Festival 2025

Featuring a wealth of exciting archival footage and interviews with contemporaries Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, and Billie Jean King, this fascinating portrait explores a bygone era in tennis history through the lens of Ilie Nǎstase, Romania’s handsome, charismatic yet temperamental bad-boy champion.
film details
Director: | Tudor Giurgiu, Tudor D. Popescu, Cristian Pascariu |
Producers: | Cosmin Hodor, Tudor Giurgiu |
Screenwriter: | Cristian Pascariu, Tudor Giurgiu |
Cinematographers: | Alex Brendea |
Editor: | Tudor D. Popescu |
Music: | Marius Leftărache |
Cast: | Ilie Năstase, Ion Țiriac, Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, John McEnroe |
Country: | Romania |
Language: | In English and Romanian with English subtitles |
Year: | 2024 |
Running Time: | 104 minutes |
Premiere Status: | North American Premiere |
Director Filmography: |
Tudor Giurgiu:
Freedom (2023), Parking (2019), Why Me? (PSIFF 2016), Of Snails and Men (2012), Love Sick (2006)
Tudor D. Popescu: Feature Debut Cristian Pascariu: Feature Debut |
Primary Company: | Transilvania Film |
Contact Email: | vlad.marina@transilvaniafilm.ro |
Website: | https://transilvaniafilm.ro/filme/nasty/ |