A biting ensemble film about the Romanian revolution
December 20, 1989. Romania is on the brink of revolution. The authorities are preparing New Year’s festivities as if nothing – or almost nothing – is happening, but the official façade begins to crack. Amid the fervor of the uprising, six lives will intersect over the course of an extraordinary day which leads to the fall of Ceaușescu and his regime.
By unfolding the stories of six distinct characters with varied occupations and backgrounds within a single timeline, Bogdan Mureșanu’s debut feature cleverly approaches a pivotal moment in Romanian history. On the eve of the 1989 revolution, tension builds in ways that are at times fierce, at times oddly comedic, subtly reflecting the political urgency Romania faces once again today.
“It’s a confident and, at times, savagely funny work which […] builds to a blisteringly powerful conclusion.”
Wendy Ide Screen International 03/09/2024
FIPRESCI Prize, Orizzonti and Parallel Sections, Venice Horizons Award, Best Film, Venice Film Festival, 2024, it
Best Film, Cairo International Film Festival, 2024, eg
Best Director, International Film Festival of India, 2024, in
New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2025, us
Bogdan MURESANU
Born in 1974, Bogdan Mureșanu graduated from the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. He quickly gained international recognition for his sensitive and committed approach to cinema. He wrote, directed, and produced his first short film, Half Shaved (2012), which was subsequently selected for numerous international festivals. His second short film, Cadeau de Noël (2018), won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival in 2019.
