12:08 East of Bucharest

UPC: 842498020333

Studio: Tartan Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: Gil-Scott Heron once wrote "the revolution will not be televised," but one Romanian newsman attempts to put his nation's revolution on the air after the fact in this satiric comedy from writer and director Corneliu Porumboiu. It's the sixteenth anniversary of the revolt that removed Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu from power in Romania, and Jderescu (Ion Sapdaru) is the host of a televised public affairs show who wants to do a special program on the revolution. Jderescu's idea is to bring on a handful of ordinary citizens to discuss their role in Ceausescu's overthrow and how their lives have changed since Communist rule was swept from Romania. However, Jderescu can only round up two guests for his broadcast -- elderly Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu), who's more interested in playing Santa Claus for the neighborhood kids than talking politics, and Manescu (Teo Corban), a schoolteacher nursing a brutal hangover. As Jderescu tries to lead a serious discussion of how Romania has changed since Ceausescu was driven from power, the conversation wanders off on a tangent about where the revolution actually took place, and the waters become even more muddied when Jderescu opens up the phone lines for questions from viewers, most of whom have their own distinct (and strongly conflicting) memories of the Revolution . . . and one of which has a bone to pick with Manescu over some drunken insults he hurled the night before. A Fost Sau n-a Fost? (aka 12:08 East of Bucharest) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Awards: Film Presented – Cannes Film Festival Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival Camera d'Or – Cannes Film Festival Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival Film Presented – null Best Foreign Film – Independent Spirit Awards Film Presented – Melbourne International Film Festival Film Presented – London Film Festival

Features: Director commentary
Original theatrical trailer
English & Spanish subtitles

12:08 East of Bucharest

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 10/09/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 89 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- 12:08 East of Bucharest
1. The 16th Anniversary [7:26]
2. Morning Rituals [5:12]
3. Santa Claus [5:50]
4. It's Christmas [7:33]
5. Pay Day [6:28]
6. Everybody Makes Mistakes [5:08]
7. Issue of the Day [8:17]
8. Was There a Revolution? [9:12]
9. Tall Tales [5:46]
10. Nobody Was There [7:04]
11. Splitting Hairs [9:27]
12. Is There Another Caller? [5:10]
13. End Credits [2:32]

Cast and Crew: Corneliu Porumboiu  Director 
Corneliu Porumboiu  Producer 
Corneliu Porumboiu  Screenwriter 
Rotaria  Composer (Music Score) 
Daniel Burlac  Executive Producer 
Mircea Andreescu  Actor 
Teo Corban  Actor 
Ion Sapdaru  Actor 
Mirela Cioaba  Actor 
Luminita Gheorghiu  Actor 
Cristina Ciofu  Actor 
Lucian Iftime  Actor 
Annemarie Chertic  Actor 
Petrica Sapdaru  Actor 
Catalin Paraschiv  Actor 
George Guoquinyun  Actor 
Constantin Dita  Actor 
Daniel Badale  Actor 
Marius Rogojinschi  Actor 
Aurelia Tocu  Actor 
Ion Ciolacu  Actor 
Lucian Pinzaru  Actor 
Corneliu Negrea  Actor 
Coca Bloos  Actor 
Marian Catalin Avasiloae  Actor 
Marian Ciprian Birzoi  Actor 
Alexandru Cāntea  Actor 
George Robert Cristea  Actor 
Tudor Danaila  Actor 
Andrei Danaila  Actor 
Victor Alexandru Diaconu  Actor 
Silviu Costel Dula  Actor 
Sergiu Leonte  Actor 
Daniel Popa  Actor 
Iulian Suru  Actor 
Remus Vatamanu  Actor 
Andra Roxana Talmaciu  Actor 
Romeo Talmaciu  Actor 
Carmen Lenuta Trufia  Actor 
Mihai Basescu  Actor 
Andrei Bejinariu  Actor 
Mihai Chipcia  Actor 
Carmen Elena Dorobat  Actor 
Paul Filipescu  Actor 
Roxana Finaru  Actor 
Dumitru Madalin Geantau  Actor 
Andrada Ghiciuc  Actor 
Andrei Jigolea  Actor 
Constantin Jigolea  Actor 
Bogdan Leonard Mindru  Actor 
Razvan Mera  Actor 
Geanina Petruca  Actor 
Camelia Alexandra Tamas  Actor 
Valentina Luca  Actor 
Proumboiu Viorica  Actor 
Tocu Aurelia  Actor 
Costin Volin  Actor 
Alexandru Mita  Actor 
Ursu Marcela  Actor 
Burlac Dan  Actor 
Catalin Croitoru  Actor 
Mihai Coritoru  Actor 
Daniel Haba  Actor 
Ciprian Damian  Actor 
Grigoriu Eugen  Actor 
Mihai Basecu  Actor 
Mihai Apetroaie  Actor 
Costel Craciun  Actor 
Constantin Gutuman  Actor 
Costica Moldoveanu  Actor 
Saftica Vitala  Actor 
Alexandru Boicu  Actor 
Catalin Buchinici  Actor 
Andrei Grigore  Actor 
Mahmote Andrei Cristian  Actor 
Catalin Petronela Chetran  Actor 
Paul George Chetran  Actor 
Alexandra Ionela Chetran  Actor 

Country: Romania