4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
“At what moment do we begin to live?”
Cast
Anamaria Marinca 
Laura Vasiliu 
Vlad Ivanov
Credits
Written by: 
Cristian Mungiu
Plot
In 1987 Romania, under Ceaușescu, a university student, Otilia, helps her roommate Găbița find an illegal abortion. They meet the abortionist, Mr Bebe, in a hotel room, and the day becomes dangerous as Otilia faces choices. Cristian Mungiu's 2007 film, shot in long takes in a bleak, realistic style, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Cristian Mungiu's Romanian drama follows a student helping her friend get an illegal abortion in 1987. Claustrophobic, long-take and tense, it won the Palme d'Or.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Cannes Film Festival 2007: Best Film (Palme d'Or)
- Cannes Film Festival 2007: FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (66,685 votes)
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