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The New Year That Never Came

2024 · 138 min

A quietly gripping mosaic of lives under pressure, balancing absurd humor with a looming sense of dread.

Directed by
Bogdan Mureșanu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adrian Văncică, Nicoleta Hâncu, Emilia Dobrin
Tagline
The most unusual day.
Overview
The New Year That Never Came is a tragicomedy whose action takes place in a single day, before the revolution of 1989, in which the characters search for normality, safety, love, freedom and meaning in an absurd world.

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Directed by
Bogdan Mureșanu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adrian Văncică, Nicoleta Hâncu, Emilia Dobrin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • survival
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bogdan Mureșanu
Written by
Bogdan Mureșanu
Starring
Adrian Văncică, Nicoleta Hâncu, Emilia Dobrin, Iulian Postelnicu, Mihai Călin, Andrei Miercure, Luca Toma, Ioana Flora
Cinematography
Boroka Biro, Tudor Platon
Runtime
138 min
Country
Romania, Serbia
Languages
Romanian

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