4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile
Romania
2007
113 Min
Color
Romanian
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4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile
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Director Cristian Mungiu’s drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unfolds in Romania in the late ’80s, during the last waning days of Communist rule. Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu play, respectively, Otilia and Gabita, two female friends and students who share a Bucharest flat. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem: Gabita is expecting. With abortion illegal in Romania at that time, the women seek an illicit termination at the hands of one Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov) in a seedy Romanian hotel — but Bebe refuses to accept money in return for his services and demands a certain “alternate” commodity instead. —allmovie guide
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Tyler Aikens
4Feb10
Heart breaking and nerve racking. I did some quick research on Communist Romania afterwards, and it made the film that much more powerful.
kelvanE
18Jan10
I agree with the Haneke comparison, Josh. 4m3w2d is like Haneke but with more emotion, which, naturally, makes me like it more than his work. Great ending too with the "chopped up brains, bones,...". I still cringe and squirm when that probe goes in. Also compositionally much tighter than Haneke.
Josh Tierney
31Dec09
Flashes of Haneke. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is one of the most tense thrillers I've ever seen.
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
By Jon on December 26, 2009
A haunted and paranoid mood piece scored to the deadening static of silence, interspersed with stifled cries of desperation and candid misery spread out over inert frames. The ambient, stagnant panic… read review
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By Edwin N on October 16, 2009
4 Months , 3 Weeks and 2 Days achieves its goal in one particular scene: The scene where Mungiu decides to show the foetus.I’m sure it changed a whole lot of perspectives, including mine.It’s power… read review
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By Jake La Motta on July 30, 2009
A great movie.The direction depicts the difficulties and the horror of living under a Communit Regime,the fear and the agony that rules the lives of all the protagonists,that affects all of their choices… read review
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By Dav I.D. on May 3, 2009
The single most realistic movie I’ve ever seen. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days follows Gabita, from her unexpected pregnancy to her seeking an illegal abortion in ’87 Romania. Brilliantly directed, it… read review
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