4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days

Winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2007, this superb drama--about a black-market abortion in 1980s Bucharest--stands at the front of a new wave of realist Romanian cinema confronting the economic and moral legacy of failed communism. The two students at the centre of this troubling story are the stoic Otilia and her exasperating friend Gabriela, whose unwanted pregnancy--terminations are outlawed under a national fertility program--forces them to seek the help of a back-alley abortionist: Mr. Bebe. At first cautious and capable, Mr. Bebe's sordid demands expose the depths of Bucharest's seedy underground economy. The tone of this simple and desperate tale is aided by the period detail of Nicolae Ceaușescu's Romania: a boxy dystopia of ID cards, suspicious staff and drab interiors suggests the oppressive state apparatus that has forced the troubles of young Romanians underground. But the film's harshest word is for Romania's established classes--represented by the sentimental doctor parents of Otillia's boyfriend--who are blind to the vulnerability of a new generation of Romanians. The film's harrowing climactic scene is a reproach to their complacency. --Leo Batchelor

Region:2

Studio:Artificial Eye

Director:Cristian Mungiu

Cast: Vlad Ivanov, Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasilu

Running Time:109 minutes

Released:26/05/2008

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4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days

RRP £19.99

£4.59

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