The responsibilities of friendship are put to the test in this “heroically observed story” (Washington Post) revolving around one Romanian woman’s planned abortion at a time when the procedure was illegal in that country. A surprise winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, this is Romania’s official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2008 Academy Awards. Along with California Dreamin’, the film illustrates the emergence of Romanian filmmakers commenting on the social and political struggles of their homeland. 2007, 35mm, in Romanian with English subtitles, 113 minutes.
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si zile)
