Anamaria Marinca,
Laura Vasiliu,
Vlad Ivanov,
Alexandru Potocean,
Ion Sapdaru
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A drama set in Bucharest during the "golden" years of Communism, about the horrors of the Securitate, and the brutality and absurdness of its methods used.
DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008
Stats: 2,925 reviews
Disturbing... Wow, the lengths that people took is insane. I'm telling you that this really had a true friendship reality to it.
A controversial and interesting topic, which unfortunately is incredibly drawn out. It's very well acted and had the content been squeezed down every so slightly, this could have made a brilliant short film.
It's a disturbing movie that will push a lot of hot buttons because of its' straight-ahead treatment of the subject matter. The lead, Anamaria Marinca, gives one of those understated performances, typical of European cinema, as we watch her go from plucky to exploited, violated ...( read more)
Cant say i enjoyed this movie.Its a slow burning story with some good performances.It is a hard story to tell and may not be to everyone taste.
10/10
Technically released in 2007, that year's palme d'Or winner was released here in the States in early 2008. I can still remember the feeling of this film slowly but surely creeping up on me as though taking me by the neck, slowly tightening, not letting go until long after ...( read more)
Un film troublant qui traite d'une problématique toujours d'actualité en Roumanie, l'avortement... Une journée complète dans le vie d'une jeune étudiante qui fait tout pour aider son amie à avorter. D'abord l'argent, une énorme somme, puis trouver l'hôtel pour être à l'abri des r...( read more)
A distressing, chilling visual experience. The grey housing, empty trams and dark streets are about as depressing as the subjugation of the female characters by the exploitive abortionist. But the movie isn't hopeless. It demonstrates the power of friendship like no other movie I...( read more)
Welcome to Bucharest, Romania... it's the late 80s under the rule of Nicolae Ceau?escu. You have to barter for soap, and buy your marlboros on the black market. Underneath this crumbling political structure, and behind the veil of decadent communist life, there is you... a desper...( read more)
Daqueles filmes que te trucidam com a realidade crua e impactante. É isso e não há o que fazer.
In totalitarian Romania, 1987, a student agrees to help her roommate obtain an illegal abortion, never suspecting that it will turn into an emotional ordeal, as much for her as for friend. Told in a series of long, unbroken takes with a fly-on-the-wall camera, this forceful film ...( read more)
A powerful film and a stark visual accomplishment. full review
First, this movie should be enjoyed. Later, marveled at. And then, once the excitement has faded, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days really should be studied, because director Cristian Mungiu creates scenes... full review
Features impressive performances by the three main characters and powerful naturalistic cinematography. full review
When a Romanian film is as obtuse as 4,3,2, it feels like a countdown to cinema's termination. full review
4 Months sounds more or less unwatchable. [Director] Mungiu's pacing is so sure, however, in its switching from loose to taut, and the concentration of his leading lady so unwavering, that the movie f... full review
The frigid stoicism of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days barely contains the filmmaker's fury. full review
A riveting, wrenching, horrifying and beautifully told story. full review
I liked this movie. Cristian Mungiu is a very smart and talented director. On the Filmmaker site he talks about making the movie.
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/winter2008/4months.php
either in this way, you would NOT been impressed. communism wasn't just about the prohibition of abortion and meanings of screwing the system. it was about much more, much more horrifying that was presented in Mungiu's movie. this is (sadly), just the story of a poor, unlucky girl that gets knocked up...
I guess you have to feel concerned in some way in order to really appreciate this movie. If you lived in that period of time in Romania, or heard stories from relatives you will not be indifferent to this.
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