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This was winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2007, not surprisingly
in view of its beautifully textured story, impressive camerawork
and brilliant acting - a work of considerable purity and
honesty which offers further proof of Romania's new prominence
in the film world.
Set in the last years of Ceausescu's dictatorship, it focuses
on a pair of twenty-something students desperately looking
for a hotel room in town. They intend to take Mr Bébé
there, who will help Gabita with a small problem: she is
pregnant, which is not a straightforward matter in a Catholic
police-state, and she does not want to keep the baby. Mr
Bébé is no saintly Vera Drake however, and
he demands a proper payment...
"Pitch perfect and brilliantly acted, 4 Months, 3 Weeks
& 2 Days is a stunning achievement"
Weissberg, VARIETY
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