January 23, 2008
One of the funniest films of 2007.
Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru
16 years after the Revolution and just days before Christmas, a local television station in Bucharest has invited several guests to share their moments of glory, as they allegedly stormed city hall, c...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
Stats: 270 reviews
Flixster Reviews (270)
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January 16, 2008Camera D'Or Prize winner, '06 Cannes. The funniest and one of the most important representers of Romanian New Wave's recent deserved success and critical acclaim. Clever filmmaking beyond words. Sharp and very funny, but also challenging and packed with loads of relevance. It hel...( read more)
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February 8, 2007The first Romanian film I ever truly liked, but I guess you have to have lived through some of the events presented here to really get the humour of it and the quiet drama that creeps in on you by the end.
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October 11, 2009Durante los primeros minutos de "12:08 East of Bucarest" crei que estaba viendo unos de esos dramas impenetrables que la gente confunde con buen cine de arte. Pero luego la cinta agarra forma y se asenta en un programa de television con resultados irreverentes y divertidos. Cuand...( read more)
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August 22, 2009The flixster gallery of this guy's movie is far from complete (his latest success at the 2009 Cannes is not present, among others). Romanian cinema deserves better appreciation here as well as in awards shows. It' harder to swallow and far from commercial, but it is a marvel to w...( read more)
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February 13, 2009tagline: ,,wake me when the revolution happens..."
probably the best romanian film ever... the debut of romanian filmmaker corneliu porumboiu is a political satire set in romania, just before the christmas of 2005. the film takes place on december 22, a date that marks the annive...( read more) -
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September 27, 2008what i liked the most, i must say, was the off-on lighting sequences. the story is a bit boring, funny sometimes, but since the camera is very still and very left apart from the scenes, we don't find a connection between us and the characters/story.
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September 1, 2008Was there a revolution in this little town, seems that everyone knows everyone. Not, anyone can really say for certain what really happened. I did like what the old man said. Does it really matter. Obviously not. Yeah, quirky movie. Good choice for me.
Critic Reviews
July 27, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
June 6, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Though it is modest, almost anecdotal, in scale, 12:08 East of Bucharest is also characterized by a precise and sneaky formal wit.
March 1, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
A deadpan comedy that evolves into a wry, politicized examination of truth. full review
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