12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)

  • NR
  • 09/01/2006 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 29m

Overview

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?"

Corneliu Porumboiu

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Mircea Andreescu's headshot

Mircea Andreescu

Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban's headshot

Teodor Corban

Virgil Jderescu
Ion Sapdaru's headshot

Ion Sapdaru

Tiberiu Mănescu
Mirela Cioabă's headshot

Mirela Cioabă

Doamna Mănescu
Luminița Gheorghiu's headshot

Luminița Gheorghiu

Doamna Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu's headshot

Cristina Ciofu

Vali
Lucian Iftime's headshot

Lucian Iftime

Lica
Anne Marie Chertic's headshot

Anne Marie Chertic

Vera

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