THE FILM

THE FILM
TWO MEN. TWO METHODS.
THE CHARACTERS
ANDREI
Procedural. Precise. Determined to do things properly.
DANIEL
Instinctive. Adaptable. Far less predictable than he first appears.
SEPARATELY, THEY'RE DIFFICULT. TOGETHER, THEY MIGHT JUST WORK.
Their conflict fuels the comedy.
Their growing trust drives the story.
TWO WORLDS. ONE STORY.
ROMANIA
THE HEART OF THE STORY.
Local policing, community, bureaucracy, character and humour form the beginning of an unlikely partnership.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
THE ESCALATION.
A completely different environment brings greater stakes, a larger visual scale and a new policing culture.
ROMANIA → LAS VEGAS
The contrast between these two worlds is part of the identity of Temporary Assignment.
AUTHENTICITY MAKES THE COMEDY.
Temporary Assignment is built from direct experience of policing and emergency services.
The procedures are real enough to be recognisable.
The characters are human enough to be funny.
The comedy does not come from making police officers incompetent.
It comes from bureaucracy, cultural differences, conflicting personalities, operational reality — and the genuinely absurd situations people sometimes find themselves in.
CREATIVE PRINCIPLES
ROMANIAN IDENTITY
INTERNATIONAL SCALE
CHARACTER FIRST
ACTION WHEN IT MATTERS
FAMILIAR GENRE
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE
MEET THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FILM