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7.0/10 • 144

2022-06-032h 5m

Drama

A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid him of the unresolved fears that have gripped him. He’s also eager to see his ex-lover Csilla and preoccupied about his old father, Otto. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin sliver of apparent understanding and calm.

Directors
Cristian Mungiu
Editors
Mircea Olteanu

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  1. Marin Grigore

    Marin Grigore

    Matthias

  2. Judith State

    Judith State

    Csilla

  3. Macrina Bârlădeanu

    Macrina Bârlădeanu

    Ana

  4. Orsolya Moldovan

    Orsolya Moldovan

    Mrs. Dénes

  5. András Hatházi

    András Hatházi

  6. Rácz Endre

    Rácz Endre

  7. József Bíró

    József Bíró

  8. Ovidiu Crișan

    Ovidiu Crișan

  9. Zoltán Deák

    Zoltán Deák

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CinemaSerf

Oct 8, 2023

7/10

After a bit of an altercation with a co-worker in a meat processing factory in Germany, the slightly thuggish "Matthias" (Marin Grigore) returns to his rural Romanian village where his less than delighted to see him wife "Ana" (Macrina Barladeanu) is trying to bring up their young son "Rudi" (Mark E. Blenyesi). The young lad has clearly suffered from some sort of trauma and so doesn't ever speak. "Matthias" needs to find a job, but the local employer - a bakery run by "Csilla" (Judith Slate) - is fully staffed, though largely by migrant workers including a family from Nepal. What now ensues is quite a telling drama that tries to reconcile the familial differences between the troubled trio whilst also looking at the impact of immigration on small towns where local employment - that pays sufficiently well to maintain adequate standards of living - is particularly sparse. It looks at a xenophobia but with a justifiable, almost sympathetic eye and it also takes a look at the role of the ostensibly tolerant and all-encompassing religious establishment that is perhaps not as Christian as we might expect. This community is not intrinsically racist but perhaps just a little bit nimby-ist - and often with a degree of plausible just cause. I can't say I loved the ending - it was incomplete and rather unsatisfactory for me, but the efforts from the actors and the sometimes quite potent writing offers us an intimate view on just how grand design politics can impact small, traditional, communities.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Romanian
Budget
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Revenue
$450,255.00
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