A fost sau n-a fost?

2006 [ROMANIAN]

Action / Comedy / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 8623 8.6K

romanian new wave

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Plot summary

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

Director

Corneliu Porumboiu Photo
Corneliu Porumboiu

Top cast

Luminita Gheorghiu Photo
Luminita Gheorghiu as Doamna Jderescu
Lucian Iftime Photo
Lucian Iftime as Lica
Catalin Paraschiv Photo
Catalin Paraschiv as Barman
Coca Bloos Photo
Coca Bloos as Tina
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785.48 MB
1280*704
Romanian 2.0
Unrated
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25 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 1
1.42 GB
1920*1056
Romanian 2.0
Unrated
Subtitles us  ro  
25 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dave s 7 / 10

Set in the small city of Vaslui, a

Set in the small city of Vaslui, a Romanian television host assembles a panel to discuss the role of the city in the national revolution that drove Nicolae Ceausescu from power in 1989. 12:08 East of Bucharest starts slowly and admittedly drags a bit over the first half, but the actual TV broadcast of the ‘debate' is comedy gold. Using primarily stationary cameras, a bland color pallet and grainy film stock, the movie has an appropriately austere look to it, complimented by the deadpan and dry performances from the entire cast. The laughs kick in when it becomes evident that the town may have played no role in the ousting of the dictator as those who recall the events begin to clash over their interpretation of the events of the day. The humor is subtle but undoubtedly effective in its execution.
Reviewed by S R 6 / 10

Saw it for it's title alone and it

Saw it for it's title alone and it surprised me. Showed me a side of Romania I had never seen and the wry humor and cynicism were at times painful. It did take on some fascinating issues of what a revolution is all about and what makes a revolutionary, but the plot culminated in a bizarre tv show that was a let down. RUS.
Reviewed by Alec B 9 / 10

An amusing dissection of how people try to

An amusing dissection of how people try to contextualize major historical events they witnessed.
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