4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile (2007)

Director:

Cristian Mungiu

Writer:

Cristian Mungiu (writer)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980's Romania. |

Plot Keywords:

Cigarette Smoking | Winter | Doctor | Militia | Social Criticism

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Anamaria Marinca	...	Otilia
Laura Vasiliu	...	Gabriela 'Gabita' Dragut
Vlad Ivanov	...	Viarel aka Domnu' Bebe
Alexandru Potocean	...	Adi Radu
Ion Sapdaru	...	Dr. Rusu
Teodor Corban	...	Unireal Hotel receptionist (as Teo Corban)
Tania Popa	...	Night receptionist
Cerasela Iosifescu
Doru Ana	...	Benzanirul
Eugenia Bosânceanu	...	Domnu' Bebe's mother
Marioara Sterian	...	Adela Racoviceanu (as Maricara Sterian)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Alexandrescu	...	Female soldier
Mihaela Alexandru	...	Daniela
Costica Babu	...	Tatal Gabitei
Constantin Bojog	...	Martu
Cristina Burbuz	...	Marie-Jeanne Rusu
Georgeta Paduraru Burdujan	...	Mrs. Aldea
Adi Carauleanu	...	Dr. Radu - Adi's father
Cristian Ciuzan	...	Medicinistul
Alexandru Conovaru	...	Barbatal din statie
Emil Coseru	...	Dr. Racoviceanu
Geo Dobre	...	Dr. Aldea
Hazim E'Layan	...	Ahmed
Robert Emmanuel	...	Militian
Luminita Gheorghiu	...	Gina Radu - Adi's mother
Madalina Ghitescu	...	Dora - Colega de camin
Ion Grosu	...	Portar
Catalina Harabagiu	...	Mihaela
Daniel Cristian Iancu	...	Militian (as Daniel Iancu)
Cristina Iosif	...	Medicinista
Liliana Mocanu	...	Receptionara Unirea
Traian Tudorica State	...	Chelnerul
Simona Stoicescu	...	Female soldier
Sanziana Tarta	...	Carmen

Also Known As:

4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (International: English title)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (USA)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Israel:18 | Argentina:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | Australia:MA | Taiwan:R-12 | France:U (with warning) | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Mobra Films

Trivia:

Romania's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Bebe takes Otilia on the detour to his neighborhood you can see a few Dacia cars with rear and front bumpers. These were only introduced in 1994. The mirror model mounted on Bebe's car is also built after 1990.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007)

A path to maturity

Usually, movies are about entertainment, or about art, or simply they just have something to say. This is exactly the case with "4,3,2". Going beyond exceptional cinematography, this is a movie about serious problems, in a serious approach. It's about those extraordinary events in our every day life. The cast and all the effort put into making it add up to the success of presenting a story about real life with fictional means. It's not a movie about women, nor about men, it doesn't concern only women, or only men, it's about struggle and sacrifice, without being pathetic or exaggerated. You, or me, or the one next to you, could face the same problems and we each deal with them in our own way. The winning point of the film is that it's not judgemental about these choices, but only alarming, or purely descriptive.

Great acting, great directing, great filming, great writing and a great story make this film well worthy of those Palmes D'Or. It's a great achievement for cinematography in general, not only the Romanian one in particular. But for a more detailed perspective, just go see the movie!