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Noir tropes and biting satire collide in this thriller from Corneliu Porumboiu (The Treasure, 12:08 East of Bucharest). THE WHISTLERS tells the story of Cristi, a bleary-eyed police investigator who’s more criminal than cop. His involvement in a crime syndicate takes him to La Gomera in the Canary Islands, where he attempts to learn the art of ‘silbo’ whistling – a secret language used by shepherds that’s perfect for keeping secrets from his nosy colleagues. But will Cristi successfully deploy his knowledge to evade the ever-tightening grasp of the law? Porumboiu offers up a slick and engaging mystery that’s both bleakly humorous and mind-bendingly suspenseful.