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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Movie · 2007 · 113 min

A quietly devastating, immersive plunge into a grim ordeal, where everyday details and moral compromises accumulate into almost unbearable tension.

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2007 film by Cristian Mungiu
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Year
2007
Runtime
113 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • power
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Cristian Mungiu
Written by
Cristian Mungiu
Starring
Anamaria Marinca, Luminița Gheorghiu, Vlad Ivanov, Laura Vasiliu, Teodor Corban, Alexandru Potocean, Tania Popa, Mădălina Ghițescu
Cinematography
Oleg Mutu
Runtime
113 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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