Occident

2002-1h 45min

6.8 / 10 36

"Occident" is a bitter comedy about the people who want to emigrate from Romania, and about those who stay behind. The movie has a rich, interesting structure: there are three different stories - a weeklong in the film - that cross, interconnect and happen in the same period. The characters influence each others lives, sometimes even without knowing. Main characters from one story become secondary characters in another story. At the same time, scenes from the first part of the movie bring unexpected facts when seen the second or the third time. The stories do not have just one ending: the first story ends in each of the third parts in a different point, suggesting radically different solutions for the characters. The way in which the director fits time and links events together often produces thematically unexpected results.

Comedy Romance

Directed by Cristian Mungiu

Writers Cristian Mungiu

Stars Alexandru Papadopol Anca Androne Tania Popa

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Cast

Alexandru Papadopol

Anca Androne

Tania Popa

Dorel Vișan

Gabriel Spahiu

Ioan Gyuri Pascu

Valeriu Andriuță

Constantin Ghenescu

Doru Ana

Nicolongo

Ion Chelaru

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Directed by Cristian Mungiu

Writers Cristian Mungiu

Stars Alexandru Papadopol Anca Androne Tania Popa