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12:08 East of Bucharest(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-09-29
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113 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Overview:
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?"
Languages: Romanian.
Countries:
Romania
Budget: $223,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
42 Km Film
Movie: 12:08 East of Bucharest
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mircea Andreescu
Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban
Virgil Jderescu
Ion Sapdaru
Tiberiu Mănescu
Mirela Cioabă
Doamna Mănescu
Luminița Gheorghiu
Doamna Jderescu
Lucian Iftime
Lică
Cătălin Paraschiv
Barman
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