12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)

A fost sau n-a fost? (2006)

89 min. - Comedy - PG - 28.09.2006

Synopsis:

For the anniversary of 16 years that passed since the events of December 1989, the owner of a small TV station that airs from an apartment in a small province town scheduled a live talk-show with the topic “was it or wasn’t it Revolution in our town?”. The guests on his show are a high school teacher who loves hitting the bottle and a retired man who is often asked to play Santa Claus.

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu

Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu

Stars: Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru, Mircea Andreescu

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Trailer "A fost sau n-a fost"

Stop cadru Patru Paunescu: A fost sau n-a fost

Stop cadru Nae Caranfil: A fost sau n-a fost

Marilena Ilieșiu despre „A fost sau n-a fost”

Casting:

	Mircea Andreescu	Emanoil Pișcoci
	Teodor Corban	Virgil Jderescu
	Ion Sapdaru	Tiberiu Mănescu

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42 km Film

Production info

Budget: Euro 200,000

Distributors

Independenţa Film

Festivals, Awards

2006 - Cannes - "Camera d'or" and "Label Europa Cinemas" Awards
2006 - TIFF - Transylvania Trophy and the Award for Best Romanian Movie
2006 Aeards - Copenhaga - The Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay
2006 - Cottbus - The Special Award for Exceptional Artistic Contribution (Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru)
2006 - UCIN - The Grand Prize, the Filmmakers' Union Trophy, the Special Prize of the Jury
2006 - Kiev, Molodist - The Grand Prize
2007 - Gopo - Gopo Awards for Film, Directing, Screenplay and Best Male Actor (Ion Sapdaru)
2006 - Cannes - "Camera d'or" şi "Label Europa Cinemas" Awards
2006 - TIFF - Transylvania Trophy and the Award for Best Romanian Movie
2006 Aeards - Copenhaga - The Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay
2006 - Cottbus - The Special Award for Exceptional Artistic Contribution (Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru)
2006 - UCIN - The Grand Prize, the Filmmakers' Union Trophy, the Special Prize of the Jury
2006 - Kiev, Molodist - The Grand Prize
2007 - Gopo - Gopo Awards for Film, Directing, Screenplay and Best Male Actor (Ion Sapdaru)

Trivia

The film A fost sau n-a fost? (12:08 East of Bucharest) ranks 8th in the ”Top 10 Best Romanian Movies of All Time”, published in 2008 and made by 40 film reviewers.

Critic`s opinion
“We also played a part in the Revolution, the best way we could!” The foreign audiences received the film as a comedy, while we bit our lips not to cry. Please don`t misunderstand that the foreign people`s verdict is stupid – as a comedy, 12:08 East of Bucharest is a small piece of jewelry, while as a bitter satire, it easily and firmly claims the status of a masterpiece.” (Andrei Creţulescu)

Articles

A fost sau n-a fost? - Iulia Blaga
“A fost sau n-a fost?”: Am făcut şi noi revoluţie cum am putut - Cristina Zaharia
A fost sau n-a fost? Este. - Cristian Tudor Popescu
A fost și va fi - Alin Ludu Dumbravă
„Ca orice român am o cultură a talkshow-urilor” - Mioara Tronaru
Când felinarele se aprind - Cristina Corciovescu
Duios revoluția trecea… - Petre Rado
În stilul nostru - Andrei Gorzo
Locul unde nu s-a întâmplat nimic - Angelo Mitchievici
Revoluţia la bani mărunţi - Magda Mihăilescu
Revoluţica - Alex Leo Şerban
„A fost sau n-a fost?”, primul mare film al toamnei - Iulia Blaga
Veşnicia s-a născut la Vaslui - Iulia Blaga
Pătru Păunescu despre ”A fost sau n-a fost?” - Dana Medar
Nae Caranfil about ”12:08 East of Bucharest”
Central European Film Festival Timișoara Is about to Start
”A fost sau n-a fost?” și revista Film nr.4 la Cineclub Film - Dana Medar