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12:08 East of Bucharest

12:08 East of Bucharest

2006•1h 29m•6.9/10
ComedyDrama

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6.9/10(119)

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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Production

42 Km Film

Language

RO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Vali

Lucian Iftime

Lucian Iftime

Lică

Anne Marie Chertic

Vera

Petrică Sapdaru

Petrică

Cătălin Paraschiv

Cătălin Paraschiv

Barman

George Guoqingyun

Chen

Constantin Diţă

Constantin Diţă

Tibi

Daniel Badale

Professor

Marius Rogojinski

Vecin

Aurelia Tocu

Maricica Dima (voice)

Ion Apostoliu

Vasile Rebegea (voice)

Ion Ciolacu

Ion Costăchescu (voice)

Lucian Pînzaru

Costică Bejan (voice)

Corneliu Negrea

Gelu Isărescu (voice)

Coca Bloos

Coca Bloos

Tina (voice)

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