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The New Year That Never Came

Panorama

Archive - Festival 40

Captures the exhilarating impact of history in the making

SCREEN DAILY
  • Archive - Festival 40
  • Director: Bogdan Muresanu
  • Romania 2024
  • 138 minutes
  • Romanian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

On 20th December 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceauşescu. Yet, in the discomfort of their unheated homes, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police. Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach boiling point, an explosive moment unites them, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceauşescu and the communist regime.

The tragicomic film marks director Bogdan Muresanu as an exciting new voice in Romanian cinema. The film had its premiere at the Horizons section of the Venice Festival and won Best Film and the Fipresci Prize.

Feature Debut

 

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  • Director Bogdan Muresanu
  • Production Bogdan Muresanu
  • Script Bogdan Muresanu
  • Cinematography Boroka Biro, Tudor Platon
  • Editing Vanja Kovačević, Mircea Lăcătuș
  • Festivals Venice (Horizons Best Film Award, Horizons Fipresci Prize, Special Mention for Cinematography)
  • Actors Adrian Vǎncicǎ, Andrei Miercure, Iulian Postelnicu, Emilia Dobrin
  • Source Forum Film