4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
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NR,1hr 53min
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January 25, 2008
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IFC First Take
Synopsis: Director Cristian Mungiu's drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unfolds in Romania in the late '80s, during the last waning days of Communist rule. Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu play, respectively, Otilia and Gabita, two female friends and students who share a Bucharest flat. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem: Gabita is expecting. With abortion illegal in Romania at that time, the women seek an illicit termination at the hands of one Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov) in a seedy ... Full Synopsis
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Nothing good happens in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, the riveting, horrifying chronicle of an illegal abortion performed in 1987 when Ceauescu's dictatorial hand still gripped Romania's throat. And yet no lover of greatness in filmmaking will want to look away from one of the very best movies of 2007. Full Review
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Anamaria Marinca in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (IFC Films)
Anamaria Marinca in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (IFC Films)
Alex Potocean, left, and Anamaria Marinca in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (IFC Films)
Anamaria Marinca, left, and Laura Vasiliu in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (IFC Films)
Sânziana Tarta, left, Madalina Ghitescu, Anamaria Marinca and Catalina Harabagiu in "4 Months,...
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