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12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST

by Corneliu Porumboiu

synopsis

December 22. It’s been sixteen years since the Revolution and Christmas is approaching. Pisconi, an old retiree, is preparing to spend another lonely Christmas. Manescu, a history teacher, doesn’t want to lose his entire salary to pay his debts. Jderescu, the owner of the local TV station, doesn’t seem very interested in vacation. With Piscoci and Manescu’s help, he wants to find an answer to a sixteen-year-old question: "Did a revolution really take place in their city"?

international title: 12:08 East of Bucharest
original title: A fost sau n-a fost?
country: Romania
sales agent: Coproduction Office
year: 2006
genre: fiction
directed by: Corneliu Porumboiu
film run: 89'
release date: RO 29/09/2006, IT 27/10/2006, HU 14/12/2006, AT 22/12/2006, NO 26/12/2006, BE 10/01/2007, FR 10/01/2007, E 19/01/2007, NL 22/02/2007, PL 18/05/2007, ES 18/05/2007, UK 17/08/2007, PT 29/11/2007
screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu
cast: Mircea Andreescu, Teo Corban, Ion Sapdaru
cinematography by: Marius Panduru
film editing: Roxana Szel
art director: Daniel Raduta
music: Rotaria
production: 42 Km Film
distributor: Artroumain, BAC Films, Istituto Luce (IT), Artificial Eyes (UK), BFD (BE), Bac Films (FR), Szimplafilm (HU), Gaia Films Internacional y Festival Films (ES), Atalanta Filmes (PT)

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