12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)

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12:08 East of Bucharest on IMDb 7.4/10 6,216 votes

Released:
2006-09-29

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?"

Director:
Corneliu Porumboiu

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Mircea Andreescu
    as
    Emanoil Piscoci
  • Teodor Corban
    as
    Virgil Jderescu
  • Ion Sapdaru
    as
    Tiberiu Mănescu
  • Mirela Cioabă
    as
    Doamna Mănescu
  • Luminița Gheorghiu
    as
    Doamna Jderescu