12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
Overview
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?"
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Additional Info
| Budget | $223,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ro |
| Popularity | 11.22 |
Directed By
Corneliu Porumboiu
Crew
Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Marcela Ursu
Marcela Ursu
Alexandru Vitzentzatos
Daniel Burlac
Rotaria
Cristina Ilie
Roxana Szel
Corneliu Porumboiu
Monica Răduță
Daniel Răduță
Marius Panduru
Alex Dragomir
TOP CAST
Mircea Andreescu
Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban
Virgil Jderescu
Ion Sapdaru
Tiberiu Mănescu
Mirela Cioabă
Doamna Mănescu
Luminița Gheorghiu
Doamna Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu
Vali
Lucian Iftime
Lica
Anne Marie Chertic
Vera
Petrică Sapdaru
Petrica
Cătălin Paraschiv
Barman
George Guoqingyun
Chen
Constantin Diţă
Tibi
Daniel Badale
Professor
Marius Rogojinski
Vecin
Aurelia Tocu
Maricica Dima (voice)
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