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 questio... (Full plot summary below)
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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?
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| San Francisco ChronicleLeba Hertz12:08 East of Bucharest cleverly takes on the aftermath of the December 1989 revolution in Romania that resulted in the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaucescu. It's a movie that seems simple, yet its subtle and brilliant complexity is not to be denied. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottThough it is modest, almost anecdotal, in scale, 12:08 East of Bucharest is also characterized by a precise and sneaky formal wit. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrIt's a dark little ride, but at the end the lights hesitantly flicker back on. |
| Reel.comTimothy KnightCorneliu Porumboiu's drolly witty black comedy 12:08 East of Bucharest is an understated gem, infused with gimlet-eyed humor, weary pathos and surprising tenderness. |
| Filmcritic.comChris CabinMaybe the revolution should have been televised. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorFirst-time director Corneliu Porumboiu's political satire is uproariously funny and bitingly critical of social hypocrisy before and after Ceausescu, and of the new forms of mythmaking and corruption that have replaced Soviet-style autocracy. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe film leaves off on a perfect note of hopeful melancholy. |
| The PlaylistKevin Jagernauth...12:08 East Of Bucharest doesn't pretend to have a position on the fallout of the Romanian Revolution. Instead it contends that different questions need to be asked and considered about post-Communist life... |
| european-films.netBoyd van HoeijThe introductory half hour feels overly protracted, but the comedy works perfectly, mainly because of the excellent direction of the actors (who all have a faultless comic timing) and the witty script. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmThe only problem with the new Romanian cinema seems to be titles few can easily remember - but some eccentricity is permissible when the films are so good. |
