Short synopsis : A deep dive into the life of Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase, the sport's original rebel star.

Long synopsis : 1972. Ilie Nastase wins his first US Open, while reaching both the Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals, and enters tennis history. NASTY explores his highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded the 1973 world number one ranked player, and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene – Nastase disrupted the sport’s antiquated etiquette with a great sense of showmanship on the court, and became its first rebel rock star.

Cast

• Ion Tiriac, Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Billie Jean King, Rafael Nadal, Boris Becker, Yannick Noah, Nadia Comaneci, Gheorghe Hagi

Crew

• Producer(s): Tudor Giurgiu, Cosmin Hodor
• Director(s): Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu
• Screenplay: Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu
• DP: Alex Brendea
• Editing: Tudor D. Popescu
• Original Music: Marius Leftãrache

• Genre(s): Documentary


• Language: Roumanian
• Duration: 104 min