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A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
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- 41 wins & 59 nominations
Alexandru Potocean
- Adi Radu
- (as Alex Potocean)
Teodor Corban
- Unireal Hotel Receptionist
- (as Teo Corban)
Ion Sapdaru
- Dr. Rusu
- (as Ioan Sapdaru)
Cristina Burbuz
- Marie-Jeanne Rusu
- (as Cristina Buburuz)
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- TriviaForeign viewers not familiar with the situation in Romania in the late 1980s may be unaware that not only abortion was illegal there, but contraception as well. In an effort to increase the dwindling population, the dictatorial Communist regime had issued Decree 770 in 1967 which put a ban on not only abortion but also contraceptive medicine. The women in the beginning of the film are obtaining their contraceptive pills illegally through the black market, as well as luxury products like soap and cigarettes.
- GoofsWhen at the dinner table, Adi's mother claims to have gotten blue Easter eggs by mixing yellow dye with green dye. Blue is a primary color and cannot be obtained from mixing any other colors. (Green, however, can be obtained by mixing blue and yellow.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best of 2007 (2007)
- SoundtracksFata din vis
Music and lyrics by Paul Ciuci
Performed by Compact
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Bleak harsh indie
It's 1987 Romania under the brutal Ceausescu communist dictatorship. Gabita (Laura Vasliu) is more than 4 Months pregnant and she's desperate for a highly illegal abortion. Her friend Otilia Mihartescu (Anamaria Marinca) searches all day setting up the abortion with Mr. Bebe. He starts complaining about them not following his instructions and demands more money which the girls don't have. Then he wants sex from both women as payment. After the abortion, Otilia has to go to her boyfriend's family dinner while Gabita waits in the hotel for the abortion to take hold.
This Romanian indie is done in long extended shots. Some of them are slow but mostly, they are very engaging. Some of them are harrowing. It takes its time to get to the point of the movie. The world in this film is a cold hard place. The style of the film only adds to its harshness. There is no pretty camera tricks or beautiful shots. It's a bleak film of a bleak world. The acting is natural and stark. The movie follows Anamaria Marinca. She is mostly unemotionally as she quietly suffers the indignity of Bebe. She shows that she has a good range and she's compelling as the lead. Laura Vasliu's role is a minor one where she can be more emotional. The movie is unrelentingly in its casual bleakness.
This Romanian indie is done in long extended shots. Some of them are slow but mostly, they are very engaging. Some of them are harrowing. It takes its time to get to the point of the movie. The world in this film is a cold hard place. The style of the film only adds to its harshness. There is no pretty camera tricks or beautiful shots. It's a bleak film of a bleak world. The acting is natural and stark. The movie follows Anamaria Marinca. She is mostly unemotionally as she quietly suffers the indignity of Bebe. She shows that she has a good range and she's compelling as the lead. Laura Vasliu's role is a minor one where she can be more emotional. The movie is unrelentingly in its casual bleakness.
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- Oct 7, 2014
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Box office
- Budget
- €590,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,198,208
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $51,712
- Jan 27, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $10,174,839
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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