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12:08 East of Bucharest
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Film SynopsisSet 16 years after the revolution, this Romanian drama centers around a local Bucharist television station that invites several residents to reflect on their memories of 16 years prior. As several eccentric individuals share their stories, they must answer questions from viewers who doubt the event ever took place. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
89 min.
Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Country:
ROMANIA
Language:
Romanian
Color:
Color
Certification:
NR
Plot Summary
16 years after the Revolution and just days before Christmas, a local television station in Bucharest has invited several guests to share their moments of glory, as they allegedly stormed city hall, chanting "down with Ceasescu!," before Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and his wife fled the presidential palace by helicopter so many years ago. An alcoholic history teacher and a lonely retiree, who moonlights as Santa, are forced to answer questions from dubious viewers who aren't convinced that the Revolution ever took place in their city.
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Directed by
Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by
Corneliu Porumboiu
Writing credits
Corneliu Porumboiu
Cast
| Mircea Andreescu | ||
| Teodor Corban | ||
| Ion Sapdaru | ||
| Mirela Cioaba | ||
| Luminita Gheorghiu |
The Event That Never Was: Corneliu Porumboiu's "12:08 East of Bucharest"
The Romanian title of Porumboiu’s 2006 film is A fost sau n-a fost, or Was There or Wasn’t There? “There” refers to Romania’s December 1989 revolution – or “revolution,” depending on who’s being asked – a topic discussed in the space of a local television broadcast featuring two pitiable middle-aged ... read more
12:08 East of Bucharest
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