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Featuring gut-wrenching performances from Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu, 4 Months is a gripping portrayal of life in Communist Romania.

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Kristin M. Jones Film Comment Magazine [Christian] Mungiu has taken a leap forward into bold, focused storytelling. Feb 14, 2018 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 5/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Grippingly horrible. Rated: 5/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Bianca Garner Filmotomy The bleak mise-en-scene and often handheld camerawork coupled with long takes help ground the film in this form of social realism and documentary filmmaking. Despite being set in the 1980s, there is no romanticizing or nostalgic longing for the past. Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos The trains, especially, seemed to me like a representation of how it feels when you think that another life exists, but not for you. That feeling is usually false but it is very convincing. May 24, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review In a story that unfolds over a tense 24-hour period, Mungiu steeps us in the everyday, forcing the viewer to understand this world through its discordance with our own. Rated: 4/4 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

Bogdan M One of the best movies from Romanian Cinema. The movie is really..drama . it gives you a bad feeling.. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Kevin L Brilliant performances basically all around, but this is drudgery to get through just based on the subject matter and the utterly cold, harsh tone set by the reality of it all. Much credit to the skills of director/writer Cristian Mungiu. Strong use of concentrated shots on the faces of the main players. Makes them more authentic and familiar as characters, creating more concern and tension for the viewer when added to the story line and mature performances. 3.7 stars Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Gareth v A powerful and distubing tale set in Ceausescu's Romaina. How this wasn't even nominated for an Oscar is baffling. One of 2008's best movies. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review dave s As taut and tension-filled as a carefully scripted thriller, Four Months, Three Weeks and Two Days is a Romanian drama that tells the story of a young woman who, with the help of her roommate, arranges for an abortion at a time when the procedure was punishable by a prison term if caught and found guilty. Despite being unrelentingly grim, the movie is gripping from the first scene to the last as the handheld camera follows the characters activities through seedy streets and dingy hotels with lengthy and well-choreographed shots that make the viewer feel like they are in the midst of the action. Four Months, Three Weeks and Two Days is as impactful and memorable as a film can be. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a schoking story about a controversial topic, of which it achieves to stay on the edge. A masterful work powered by astonishing performances, a story that sends shivers down my spine. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Long takes, interesting cinematic devices and a very difficult story make this a difficult but worthwhile watch. While difficult and sometimes disturbing subjects make for unsettling viewing they also remind of us of the less fortunate and the challenges others face. We rarely get the chance to see Chauchescu era Romania on films and this in itself makes this film worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis The courage and friendship of two Romanian college students is tested when Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) discovers that she is pregnant by her boyfriend (Alex Potocean), and seeks an illegal abortion with the help of her classmate Otilia (Anamaria Marinca). Enlisting the services of the shady Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov), the two girls find themselves in extremely tense and uncomfortable situations and must rely on their mutual support to get them through the ordeal.

Director

Cristian Mungiu

Producer

Oleg Mutu, Cristian Mungiu

Screenwriter

Cristian Mungiu

Distributor

IFC Films

Genre

Drama

Original Language

Romanian

Release Date (Theaters)

Jan 25, 2008, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)

Oct 10, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)

$1.2M

Runtime

1h 53m

Sound Mix

Dolby