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User Rating:
7.2/10   2,362 votes
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Director:
Corneliu Porumboiu
Writer:
Corneliu Porumboiu (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 September 2006 (Romania) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music more
Plot:
It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
9 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Was it, or Was it NOT a Romanian Revolution? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mircea Andreescu ... Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban ... Virgil Jderescu
Ion Sapdaru ... Tiberiu Manescu
Mirela Cioaba ... Doamna Manescu
Luminita Gheorghiu ... Doamna Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu ... Vali
Lucian Iftime ... Lica
Annemarie Chertic ... Vera
Petrica Sapdaru ... Petrica
Catalin Paraschiv ... Barman
George Guoqingyun ... Chen
Constantin Dita ... Tibi
Daniel Badale ... Professor
Marius Rogojinski ... Vecin (as Marius Rogojinschi)
Aurelia Tocu ... Maricicia Dima (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
12:08 East of Bucharest (Canada: English title) (festival title) (USA)
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Romania
Language:
Romanian
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Bucharest, Romania
Company:
42 Km Film more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007) more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Was it, or Was it NOT a Romanian Revolution?, 18 August 2007
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Author: screenwriter-14 from United States

12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST deserves all the accolades awarded it at Cannes, and Corneliu Porumboiu's amusing, entertaining and important film is a great window into the questions of the "Romanian Revolution". The opening shots of a Romanian city with its lights blinking off and the photography of the concrete buildings that house Romanian families created a perfect background to launch the film and story and the question of "whether there was, or was not a Romanian Revolution".

The characters in the film were both colorful and rich, and the humor displayed was tremendous. When I look at the lives of Romanians in contrast to the vast riches of America, and I see men and women going about their lives in Bucharest and other Romanian towns, the question of the revolution almost takes a back seat to the citizens attempting to scratch out a living and survive. What Mr. Porumboiu gave to the world was a rich story, interesting characters and presenting the question of a revolution. That answer, must be seen in this wonderful film. I look forward to more Romanian films and other works from the very talented Corneliu Porumboiu.

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