The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006)
Overview
Bucharest 1989 - the last year of Ceausecu's dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7 year old brother, Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee and Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There she meets Andrei, and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu becomes convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave. So with his friends from school he devises a plan to kill the dictator.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ro |
| Popularity | 1.034 |
Directed By
Cătălin Mitulescu
Crew
Cătălin Mitulescu
Cătălin Mitulescu
Andreea Vălean
Alexander Bălănescu
Marius Panduru
Cristina Ionescu
Ciprian Panaite
Emil Slotea
In-Ah Lee
Philippe Martin
Cătălin Mitulescu
Daniel Mitulescu
Andrew J. Schorr
David Thion
Daniel Răduță
Smaranda Iftimie
Ana Piesea
Monica Răduță
Nolwenn Goupil
TOP CAST
Timotei Duma
Lalalilu 'Lali' Matei
Dorotheea Petre
Eva Matei
Carmen Ungureanu
Maria Matei
Ionuţ Becheru
Alexandru Vomică
Cristian Văraru
Andrei
Jean Constantin
Uncle Florică
Monalisa Basarab
Professorà cor
Florin Zamfirescu
The principal of the training school
Anca Ahrfrescu
Soçia lui Nucu
Sergiu Anghel
The headmaster
Adrian Bulboaca
The second guitarist
Mircea Diaconu
Grigore Matei
Marius Stan
Tarzan
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