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:

Abortion | Pregnancy | Bleakness | Exam | Dormitory

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 12 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)
4 meses, 3 semanas, 2 días (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
4 Meses, 3 Semanas e 2 Dias (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
4 Monate 3 Wochen 2 Tage (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
4 ay, 3 hafta, 2 gün (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
4 hónap, 3 hét, 2 nap (Hungary) [hu]
4 kuud, 3 nädalat, 2 päeva (Estonia) [et]
4 kuukautta, 3 viikkoa, 2 päivää (Finland) [fi]
4 månader, 3 veckor och 2 dagar (Sweden) [sv]
4 mesi, 3 settimane, 2 giorni (Italy) [it]
4 miesiace, 3 tygodnie i 2 dni (Poland) [pl]
4 mines, 3 evdomades & 2 meres (Greece) [el]
4 mois, 3 semaines et 2 jours (France) (festival title) [fr]
Vier Monate, drei Wochen und zwei Tage (Germany) (informal title) [de]

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Argentina:18 | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:11 | Taiwan:R-12 | Israel:18 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Mobra Films

Trivia:

Filmed in the fall of 2005.

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:

References "The Thorn Birds" (1983)

Back to the golden age...of the cinema!

Seeing 4 3 2 I had the feeling that I was watching a classic from the golden age of the cinema. This is somehow ironic, because this movie is actually about the so called golden age of Rmania. This age was hardly golden, though. Anyway, I didn't see this movie as a movie about communism. For me, it was a display of the multifaceted human drama, from a common perspective. This movie is all about perspective. Camera angle, perspective, focusing, they all have something to say. And they are doing a great job in saying it. A much better job than all the special effects that we are blown away by in most modern films. Romanian film makers, maybe because they are poor, are forced to make art because they can't afford special effects. They make art as Hithcock and Bergman did. I will say no more about this film, except, GO SEE IT! But first, to really enjoy it, start learning romanian !