Gabriel Spahiu

Acting

Gabriel Spahiu

Born 1968-03-21 · Bucharest, Romania

Acting credits

War Dogs poster
6.9

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

War Dogs

2016

The Legend of Ochi poster
6.2

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

The Legend of Ochi

2025

High Tension poster
6.8

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

High Tension

2003

Bunraku poster
5.8

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

Bunraku

2010

Amen. poster
7.0

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is appalled to discover that a poison gas he helped discover is being used to kill Jews. Driven by his conscience to alert the rest of the world, Gerstein teams up with a young Jesuit priest, Riccardo Fontana, but their protestations fall on deaf ears in the Vatican.

Amen.

2002

Shadow Man poster
4.3

Rogue operatives within the C.I.A. smuggle a lethal virus out of the U.S. and use ex-intelligence officer Jack Foster (Seagal) as their courier. Unaware of the plot he's involved in, Jack takes his daughter on a trip to Europe, where she's kidnapped by a mysterious foreign agent. Now to save her and take down her kidnappers, Jack must blast his way into the shadowy world of international espionage, where enemies lurk at every corner and friends can turn on you in an instant!

Shadow Man

2006

Kontinental '25 poster
6.5

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a homeless man from a cellar, an action with tragic consequences that triggers a moral crisis which Orsolya must weather as best she can.

Kontinental '25

2025

House of 9 poster
5.1

Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.

House of 9

2005

Adam Resurrected poster
6.1

After again attempting to commit murder, a Jewish man with a mysterious past and extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and body control returns to an insane asylum, where he makes a startling discovery.

Adam Resurrected

2008

Dogma '71 poster
NR

In communist Romania, a serial killer discusses religion with his next victim.

Dogma '71

2023

A Higher Law poster
6.5

Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.

A Higher Law

2023

Sweeney Todd poster
6.4

A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.

Sweeney Todd

2006

The Paper Will Be Blue poster
7.4

Out of enthusiasm, a Militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the Revolution. His Lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of 22-23 December 1989.

The Paper Will Be Blue

2006

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu poster
7.4

After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care. As the night unfolds, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

2005

What Happens at Night poster
NR

An American couple travels to a remote, snowbound European town to adopt a child in hopes of saving their marriage. Stranded in an eerie hotel, they encounter a cast of unsettling figures as reality begins to fracture around them.

What Happens at Night

Callas Forever poster
6.5

Aging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen."

Callas Forever

2002

Oxygen poster
5.7

Oxygen is a free re-enactment of a real case: a man who tried to cross the Danube illegally using an oxygen cylinder, to escape the communist Romania.

Oxygen

2010

Transylvania Tapes poster
NR

In 1997, Romanian actress Silvia Enescu mysteriously disappeared while searching for family property in Transylvania. All she left behind were a collection of home movies: the TRANSYLVANIA TAPES. Now, Silvia's daughter Mara travels from Los Angeles to Romania to discover what happened to her mother. With the help of her cameraman friend Dylan, Mara documents her journey, which takes her from the streets of Bucharest to the medieval town of Sighisoara, deep in the heart of Transylvania. Unearthing the truth about her mother comes at a terrible price, as Mara must escape an ancient family curse.

Transylvania Tapes

2026

Dracula poster
6.2

In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.

Dracula

2025

Tales from the Golden Age poster
7.0

Composed of six unconventional vignettes, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceaușescu's regime.

Tales from the Golden Age

2009

Tandari poster
4.5

Two villages that received only half their necessary annual budgets decide to wage it all on a soccer game between themselves. Whoever wins gets it all and fulfill their objectives. So everything becomes fair game in their quest to win.

Tandari

2025

Next Stop Paradise poster
6.8

Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military service and Elena is to be married to a man she does not love. They decide they are meant for each other and plan on a different future, one that is on a collision course with the authorities, and start a mad affair.

Next Stop Paradise

1998

No artwork available
10.0

Toni and Simina are two lonely souls on the road who meet by chance in a supermarket parking lot. They immediately like each other and decide to continue their journey together.

Wetland of the Jackals

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians poster
6.7

"I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians." These words, spoken in the Council of Ministers of the summer of 1941, started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front. The film attempts to comment on this statement.

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

2018