Directed by Cristian Mungiu • 2007 • Romania
Starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov
Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu shot to international prominence with this rigorously realistic Palme d’Or–winning second feature. In 1987, during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, college roommates Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Găbița (Laura Vasiliu) seek an illegal abortion for Găbița. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twenty-four perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and menacing abortionist (Vlad Ivanov). With powerful performances that accentuate the characters’ flawed humanity, 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS is a gutting account of the impossible choices women face when taking control of their bodies means breaking the law.
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Police, Adjective
Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu • 2009 • Romania
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Tuesday, After Christmas
Directed by Radu Muntean • 2010 • Romania
Starring Mimi Branescu, Mirela Oprisor, Maria PopistasuOne of the central figures to emerge from the cinema of the Romanian New Wave, director Radu Muntean has created in TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS a tense, emotionally resonant drama about a middle-aged m...
