This is a special shoot teaser for a brand new season for HBO Europe's Romanian series 'Umbre' ('Shadows').

Umbre follows Relu (Șerban Pavlu), an enforcer for a small-time mob boss , as he struggles to keep his family in the dark about his job.
At the end of the last season Relu is left with psycho-cop Emilian and his task force, sniffing at his every move. To make matters worse, there's a rat amongst the Mob Relu's working for - so paranoia sets in. The stakes are higher than ever. Consequently, Relu is trapped between a rock and a hard place and is faced with the ultimate decision: whose side is he on and what does he have to do to save his family? 
This New season is about all these balancing acts and every character is on a tight wire. The concept therefore was to show Relu's change in the lines of "cause-and-effect": he becomes a seemingly slick gangster instead of a simple thug, and while we see all other forces he's trapped between (task force, mob) we also witness his inner struggle, where he ultimately has to face his own humanity.

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Director / Script / Edit: Peter Varsics
Director of Photography: Daniel Szöke
VP of Creative Services: Balazs Böjthe (HBO Europe)
Marketing Director: Irina Catenchin (HBO Romania)
Executive Producer: Alina David (HBO Europe)
Producer: Dragos Vilcu (MME)
Head of Production: Valentin Antofi (MME)
Unit Production Manager: Oana Matei
1st AD: Ovidiu Paunescu
Production Designer: Adrian Cristea
Costumes: Andrea Caragea
Make-Up: Gabriela Cretan
Stunts: Petre Marin
Original Teaser Music: Adam Balazs
Sound Design and Sound Mix: Peter Mari (HBO Europe)
Color Grading: Szilárd Tötszegi (Post Edison)
Motion Graphics: Peter Lendvai (HBO Europe)
Storyboard Artist: Tamás Pálmai

Cast: Serbian Pavlu, Costel Cascaval, Laurentiu Banescu, Sergiu Costache