Synopsis
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, Otilia and Gabita, two female friends and students who share a Bucharest flat. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem: Gabita is expecting. With abortion illegal in Romania at that time, the women seek an illicit termination at the hands of one Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov) in a seedy Romanian hotel -- but Bebe refuses to accept money in return for his services and demands a certain "alternate" commodity instead. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Year: 2007
Runtime: 113
Country: Netherlands
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Mobra Films
Release
January 25, 2008 (USA - Limited)
by
IFC Films
Awards
2007 - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival
2007 - FIPRESCI - Official Competition - Cannes Film Festival
2007 - French National Education Administration Prize - Cannes Film Festival
2007 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Chicago Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Picture - Golden Satellite Award
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - National Society of Film Critics
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Toronto Film Critics
2007 - Film Presented - Los Angeles Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva
2007 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - San Sebastián International Film Festiv
2007 - Film Presented - New York Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Chicago International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Vancouver International Film Festival
2007 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Satellite Award
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Toronto Film Critics Association
2007 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - AFI Fest
2008 - Film Presented - Palm Springs International Film Festiva