12:08 East of Bucharest

– It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Chris..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
A fost sau n-a fost?
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) - Also known as A fost sau n-a fost?

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

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12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 Sep 2006

Language:

Romanian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Corneliu Porumboiu

Writer:

Corneliu Porumboiu

Main Actors:

Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru, Mirela Cioaba

Plot:

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

Awards:

12 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

Artroumain

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
77%