Official Selection, 2008 Cannes Film Festivals

Director Radu Muntean's (THE PAPER WILL BE BLUE) poignant character study of young Romanians on the cusp of middle age boasts outstanding performances, smart dialogue and a gimlet-eyed existentialism in its examination of grown-up responsibilities and youthful thrill-seeking. Hardworking thirtysomething Bogdan (Dragos Bucur, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU) takes a much-needed vacation on the Black Sea coast with his wife (Anamaria Marinca, 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS) and son. While there he runs into two ne'er-do-well high school friends, Sorin and Vali, who want him to go out on the town with them that night. Despite his wife's implicit disapproval, Bogdan wishes to go, and after they quarrel, decides to stay out all night.

DIR/SCR Radu Muntean; SCR Alexandru Baciu, Razvan Radulescu; PROD Dragos Vilcu. Romania, 2008, color, 102 min. In Romanian with English subtitles. NOT RATED