4 Months 3 Weeks & 2 Days

Description

Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu shot to international prominence with this rigorously realistic Palme d’Or–winning second feature. In 1987, during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceau?escu, college roommates Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Gabi?a (Laura Vasiliu) seek an illegal abortion for Gabi?a. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twenty-four perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and menacing abortionist (Vlad Ivanov). With powerful performances that accentuate the characters’ flawed humanity, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a gutting account of the impossible choices women face when taking control of their bodies means breaking the law.

Special Feature

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Cristian Mungiu
• New interview with Mungiu
• New interview with film critic Jay Weissberg on the New Romanian Cinema
• The Romanian Tour, a short documentary from 2007 on the film’s reception in Romania
• Press conference from the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu; director of photography Oleg Mutu; and actors Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, and Alexandru Potocean
• Alternate and deleted scenes
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic Ella Taylor