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12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Corneliu Porumboiu
Writer : Corneliu Porumboiu

Synopsis

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?"

Actors

Mircea Andreescu
Mircea Andreescu
Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban
Teodor Corban
Virgil Jderescu
Ion Sapdaru
Ion Sapdaru
Tiberiu Mănescu
Mirela Cioabă
Mirela Cioabă
Doamna Mănescu
Luminița Gheorghiu
Luminița Gheorghiu
Doamna Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu
Cristina Ciofu
Vali
Lucian Iftime
Lucian Iftime
Lica
Anne Marie Chertic
Anne Marie Chertic
Vera
Petrică Sapdaru
Petrică Sapdaru
Petrica
Cătălin Paraschiv
Cătălin Paraschiv
Barman
George Guoqingyun
George Guoqingyun
Chen
Constantin Diţă
Constantin Diţă
Tibi
Daniel Badale
Daniel Badale
Professor
Marius Rogojinski
Marius Rogojinski
Vecin
Aurelia Tocu
Aurelia Tocu
Maricica Dima (voice)

Crews

Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Director
Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Screenplay
Daniel Burlac
Daniel Burlac
Executive Producer
Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Producer
Rotaria
Rotaria
Original Music Composer
Marius Panduru
Marius Panduru
Director of Photography
Roxana Szel
Roxana Szel
Editor
Daniel Răduță
Daniel Răduță
Production Design
Monica Răduță
Monica Răduță
Costume Design
Cristina Ilie
Cristina Ilie
Makeup Artist
Alexandru Vitzentzatos
Alexandru Vitzentzatos
Assistant Director
Alex Dragomir
Alex Dragomir
Sound Editor
Marcela Ursu
Marcela Ursu
Location Manager
Marcela Ursu
Marcela Ursu
Post Production Coordinator

Trailers and other movies

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