17 & 20 Nov

romanian cinema

12:08 East of Bucharest | A fost sau n-a fost?

Romania | 2007 | col | 89 mins | dir. Corneliu Porumboiu with Mircea Andreescu, Teo Corban, Ion Sapdaru

Hearkening back to 12:08 p.m. Dec. 22, 1989, 16 years since the collapse of the communist regime, a local TV station encourages a debate about the past. Three men illustrate how the changes have affected the population: a pensioner named Piscoci, history teacher Manescu and TV station owner Jderescu. Caméra d'or, 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Sat 17 Nov | 6.30pm | cert.15 | DB1
Tue 20 Nov | 6.30pm | cert.15 | DB1