Directed by: Cristian Mungiu
Staring: Anamaria Marinca & Vlad Ivanov
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days firmly establishes Romania as a major force in early 21st century world cinema. This intense drama is set in Bucharest in the mid-1980’s during Ceaucescu’s dictatorship. In a country where abortion is outlawed, a young college student Gabita, finds herself pregnant. She enlists the help of her roommate Otilia and the pair connect with a black market doctor, Bebe, to solve the problem – but of course, it’s not that simple.
The resulting 24 hours reveals a harrowing descent into a world in which the possibility of tragedy lurks around every corner. The decision to film every scene in a hyper-documentary style, with long, unbroken takes, raises the tension to nearly unbearable proportions.