4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 01 25 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 796019812474

Studio: IFC Films

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Director Cristian Mungiu's drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unfolds in Romania in the late '80s, during the last waning days of Communist rule. Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu play, respectively, Otilia and Gabita, two female friends and students who share a Bucharest flat. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem: Gabita is expecting. With abortion illegal in Romania at that time, the women seek an illicit termination at the hands of one Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov) in a seedy Romanian hotel -- but Bebe refuses to accept money in return for his services and demands a certain "alternate" commodity instead. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Palme d'Or – Cannes Film Festival Film Presented – Los Angeles Film Festival FIPRESCI - Official Competition – Cannes Film Festival French National Education Administration Prize – Cannes Film Festival Film Presented – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented – San Sebastián International Film Festival Film Presented – New York Film Festival Film Presented – Chicago International Film Festival Film Presented – Vancouver International Film Festival Best Foreign Film – Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Film – National Board of Review Best Actress – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – null Best Foreign Language Film – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Golden Satellite Award Best Foreign Language Film – National Society of Film Critics Best Actress – National Society of Film Critics Best Foreign Language Film – Toronto Film Critics Association Film Presented – London Film Festival Film Presented – AFI Fest Film Presented – Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Foreign Film – New York Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Film – New York Film Critics Online Best Supporting Actor – Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Features: 1 month with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days: A documentary film by Sorin Avram
An interview with writer/director/producer Cristian Mungiu
An interview with cinematographer Oleg Mutu

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 10/14/2008

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 113 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
1. Romania 1987 [15:14]
2. No Room [8:44]
3. Mr. Bebe [6:51]
4. The Procedure [7:49]
5. An Understanding [15:45]
6. Don't Move [17:07]
7. Birthday Dinner [12:33]
8. What's Going On? [10:04]
9. In the Bathroom [4:26]
10. Hiding the Evidence [6:08]
11. Never Going To Talk About This [4:30]
12. End Credits [2:47]

Michael Buening

Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days progresses with the same grim determination as its protagonist Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) does through Bucharest in the late '80s. The story mimics a thriller, following her over the course of a day as she guides her college roommate, Gabita (Laura Vasiliu), through a backroom abortion -- securing the hotel room, meeting the "doctor," and purchasing the cigarettes and goods to be used as bribes. Marinca's remarkable performance is relaxed and natural, gradually revealing Otilia's drive and vulnerability. Mungiu and DP Oleg Mutu use the same real-time documentary-like techniques as in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (also shot by Mutu) and the Dardenne brothers. The imagery is plunged in half-light due to the rotting Romanian infrastructure, echoing the protagonists' descent into darkness. We are watching this movie from a privileged vantage point. We know the dictator Ceausescu will fall and that this decrepit era will come to a close. Soviet art from this late period typically depicts numbed and thoroughly corrupt culture from the Politburo to the black markets. Otilia works the system while being a victim of it. But she is also a survivor, savvy and self-aware. She is the hope for the future and the greatest suspense comes from wondering whether she will be crushed beforehand by a society that has abandoned all responsibility for itself. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was featured in the 45th New York Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Michael Buening, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Cristian Mungiu  Director 
Cristian Mungiu  Producer 
Cristian Mungiu  Screenwriter 
Oleg Mutu  Producer 
Florentina Onea  Executive Producer 
Anamaria Marinca  Actor 
Laura Vasiliu  Actor 
Vlad Ivanov  Actor 
Alexandru Potocean  Actor 
Luminita Gheorghiu  Actor 
Adi Carauleanu  Actor 
Liliana Mocanu  Actor 
Tania Popa  Actor 
Teo Corban  Actor 
Cerasela Iosifescu  Actor 
Doru Ana  Actor 
Eugenia Bosanceanu  Actor 
Ioan Sabdaru  Actor 
Cristina Buburuz  Actor 
Marioara Sterian  Actor 
Emil Coseru  Actor 
Georgeta Paduraru Burdujan  Actor 
Geo Dobre  Actor 

Country: Netherlands,Romania