Cineuropa - Feature Films - 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days

4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS

international title: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days

original title: 4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile

country: Romania

year: 2007

genre: fiction

directed by: Cristian Mungiu

film run: 113'

release date: IT 24/08/2007, FR 29/08/2007, BE 19/09/2007, PL 05/10/2007, GR 25/10/2007, NL 01/11/2007, FI 09/11/2007, DK 16/11/2007, DE 22/11/2007, SE 30/11/2007, NO 26/12/2007, HU 10/01/2008, UK 11/01/2008, AT 18/01/2008, ES 25/01/2008

cast: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Adrian Carauleanu, Vlad Ivanov, Alex Potocean

cinematography by: Oleg Mutu

film editing: Dana Bunescu

art director: Mihaela Poenaru

costumes designer: Dana Istrate

producer: Cristian Mungiu, Florentina Onea, Oleg Mutu, Phillippe Avril, Alex Teodorescu

production: Mobra Films, Saga Film

backing: Romanian National Center for Cinematography – CNC, The Hubert Bals Fund of the Rotterdam Film Festival, Minshare Media, BV McCann Erickson România, Romanian Television, The Anonimul Foundation

distributor: Mobra Films, Bac Films (FR), Lucky Red (IT), Cinema Mondo (FI), Angel Film (DK), Concorde Filmverleih (DE), NonStop Entertainment (SE), Arthaus Distribution (NO), Golem Distribución (ES), Cirko Film (HU)

synopsis

Otilia and Gabita share the same room in a University's dormitory. They both study in a small town's University in Romania, during the last years of communism. Otilia rents a room in a scruffy hotel. They meet Mr Bebe. Gabita is pregnant; abortion is illegal. None of them has ever faced such situation before.

main awards/selection

finalist of the Lux Prize 2007 of European Parliament

Cannes 2007
Palme d'Or
FIPRESCI Award

European Film Awards 2007
Best Film
Best Director

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2007
FIPRESCI Award

Stockholm International Film Festival 2007
Best Film
Best Actress (Anamaria Marinca)


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