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12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST

A fost sau n-a fost?

Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Romania, 2006
Comedy, Drama
  • 8585 minutes

Synopsis

16 years after the 1989 Revolution, a local television station in Bucharest invites several guests to share their moments of glory, as they stormed the city hall chanting “down with Ceausescu!” An alcoholic history teacher and a lonely retiree are forced to answer questions from dubious viewers.

Synopsis

16 years after the 1989 Revolution, a local television station in Bucharest invites several guests to share their moments of glory, as they stormed the city hall chanting “down with Ceausescu!” An alcoholic history teacher and a lonely retiree are forced to answer questions from dubious viewers.