
Romania, 1987, the brutal Ceausescu communist regime is in place; birth control is illegal and abortion is a crime punishable by death. Gabita (Laura Vasliu) is almost five months into an unwanted pregnancy and in meek desperation turns to her friend and roommate, Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) for help in organizing an illegal termination. Unfortunate circumstances force the two women to use an unwanted male abortionist, Bebe (Vlad Ivanov). The bleakness of the storyline expresse... (Full plot summary below)
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Romania, 1987, the brutal Ceausescu communist regime is in place; birth control is illegal and abortion is a crime punishable by death. Gabita (Laura Vasliu) is almost five months into an unwanted pregnancy and in meek desperation turns to her friend and roommate, Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) for help in organizing an illegal termination. Unfortunate circumstances force the two women to use an unwanted male abortionist, Bebe (Vlad Ivanov). The bleakness of the storyline expresses a dark socio-political critique in the twilight years of a repressive dictatorship.
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| Film Comment MagazineKristin M. Jones[Christian] Mungiu has taken a leap forward into bold, focused storytelling. |
| MUBIDaniel KasmanRegular spaces and regular interactions take on...a grave pressure cooker effect...the film nearly becomes unbearable as small actions, movements, looks, and utterances take on an affectation of desperation and the utmost importance. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigDepressing and gut-wrenching, but always powerful and gripping. |
| TimeRichard CorlissOne of the strongest movies in recent years. |
| House Next DoorKeith UhlichStrange to long for the humorous undercurrents of the no less despondent Lazarescu and Bucharest, but perhaps making sense of the red specter requires just such a penetrating mix of solemnity and absurdity. |
| Toronto StarPeter Howell4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unspools as dispassionately as a security camera video. There are no judgments rendered here, only truths that arise from harrowing insights. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippA harrowing journey of two women made desperate by a government that puts bureaucracy ahead of the interests of its people. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerWhile the final effect of the subject may leave an aftertaste of depression over the choices some people make, the joy of being overcome by such rare talent in storytelling is, actually, uplifting. |
| Manhattan Movie MagazineMarlow SternThis is cinematic naturalism at its finest. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen...rises above any pro-choice or pro-life preachiness because the picture's first concern is for the humanity of its characters, born or not. |