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12:08 East of Bucharest

2006, Movie, 1h 29min

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?"

Country: Romania

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Critic Toddy Burton

rated

...the film achieves surprising levels of underplayed wit and pathos.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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In a small town in Romania, a group of locals gather to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the fall of the communist regime. The host, Virgil Jderescu, aims to organize a live talk show to answer a simple question: has there really been a revolution in this town? However, things take an unexpected turn when the two expected guests decline the invitation, and Virgil is forced to invite two other individuals, a drunkard professor and a paranoid old man who used to dress up as Santa Claus. As the broadcast begins, tensions rise and secrets are revealed, leading to an unforgettable and grotesque confrontation.

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