
Sandu Patrascu is an ordinary Romanian citizen, living in a comfortable apartment in Bucharest. He has a good job (in the vehicle registration business), a wife (no-nonsense Olga), a teenage son (computer-obsessed Matei) and a (trained) dog. On the whole, he feels good about himself. One day though, he gets upset by an incident he is the witness of: a violent quarrel taking place on the other side of a female neighbor's door. Worse, Vali, another neighbor, leaves the apartmen... (Full plot summary below)
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Sandu Patrascu is an ordinary Romanian citizen, living in a comfortable apartment in Bucharest. He has a good job (in the vehicle registration business), a wife (no-nonsense Olga), a teenage son (computer-obsessed Matei) and a (trained) dog. On the whole, he feels good about himself. One day though, he gets upset by an incident he is the witness of: a violent quarrel taking place on the other side of a female neighbor's door. Worse, Vali, another neighbor, leaves the apartment while Sandu stands in the staircase listening. Even worse, Laura, the young woman he has heard shouting is found murdered. What will Patrascu do under such circumstances ?
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| PopMattersAlex RamonA gripping, enigmatic drama about responsibility and moral choice. |
| Globe and MailBarry HertzMixes subtle politics and morality in an expert, if discomfiting, manner. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeDeftly scripted, subtle and challenging, this is a film which reminds us why Muntean is such an important contributor to the Romanian New Wave. |
| The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaA stripped-down exercise in social realism whose deceptively unassuming narrative serves as a reflection on the zeitgeist of contemporary Romania. |
| Cinema ScopeMüge TuranThis is an aesthetically minimalistic, meticulously constructed drama. |
| Seventh RowAlex HeeneyIt's a bit of a shaggy dog tale and quite a disappointment from this talented director. |
| GuardianJordan HoffmanThis is detached, flat film-making at its most bare. You figure out which lines of dialogue deserve to be underlined. |
| VarietyJay WeissbergLike a pot set to bubble only every few seconds, the drama is tightly measured to ensure a controlled level of tension that remains discreetly constant. |
| National PostChris KnightA simmering stew, albeit one that never quite boils over |
| Otroscines.comJosefina SartoraA surprising and provocative piece of Romanian filmmaking. [Full review in Spanish] |