Anamaria Marinca,
Laura Vasiliu,
Vlad Ivanov,
Alexandru Potocean,
Luminita Gheorghiu
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Director Cristian Mungiu's drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unfolds in Romania in the late '80s, during the last waning days of Communist rule. Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu play, respectively,... read more
Directed by: Cristian Mungiu
Release Date: May 17, 2007
DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008
Stats: 3,208 reviews
A good, realistic movie that, for my money, is a bit over-rated, and one that takes a long time to get you into the story. It's clinical for the first half-hour or more, but eventually, the stakes do rise, and through one gut-wrenchingly long dinner scene, you start to feel the u... read more
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 days really reels you in with it's hypnotic voyeurism. It's brutal realism is uncomfortable viewing at times but is utterly captivating throughout. The long takes only emphasises how great the acting is, particularly from Anamaria Marinca in the lead role.... read more
A visceral, unrelentingly grim tale concerning an intense friendship between two roommates and how one of them (Laura Vasiliu) coaxes the other (Anamaria Marinca) into helping her get an illegal abortion in 1980's Romania. This is one of the 00's finer pictures, thanks to impecca... read more
Disturbing... Wow, the lengths that people took is insane. I'm telling you that this really had a true friendship reality to it.
A very important film, well-done and greatly acted.
I still didn't like it that much.
The story could have been told in an hour, and then I wouldn't have been looking at my watch every 5 minutes.
I can't understand why everyone's screaming how this movie is great. It sure... read more
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.
Great film. Contains one of the most unnerving scenes I have seen in recent memory. I am a sucker for long takes and this is chock full of them. It builds suspense and atmosphere that works amazingly well here. The lead actress and the guy who plays the doctor are astounding. Aga... read more
A brilliant and discomfiting film. Full Review
Proceeding with a blunt and sometimes brutal relentlessness, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days impresses and engrosses as a work of stark, spare naturalism. Full Review
Observes with ruthless, artful precision. While plunging a knife through your soul. Full Review
A powerful film and a stark visual accomplishment. Full Review
This is a beautiful film about ugly circumstances, set in 1987 near the end of the Ceausescu era in communist Romania. Full Review
The absolute clarity of the storytelling, the aching authenticity of the performances make for a film that will stay with you for at least as long as the period alluded to in its title. It might stay ... Full Review
It may seem perverse to contend that a movie with such a harrowing subject is nevertheless revivifying. But the New Wave of Romanian cinema is the most exciting in the world right now. 4 Months, 3 Wee... Full Review
Writer-director Cristian Mungiu confirms the Romanian cinema renaissance while creating a paradoxical marvel: a bleak tale of illegal abortion that powerfully affirms one's faith in people. 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
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