Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean, Ion Sapdaru, Teodor Corban, Tania Popa |
| Director |
Cristin Mungiu |
| Screenplay | Cristian Mungiu |
| Cinematography | Oleg Mutu |
| Editing | Dana Bunescu |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Mobra Films, Saga Films, The Anonimal Foundation, CNC |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong in parts, very hard-hitting in one scene |
| Nudity | Strong |
| Sex | Strongly alluded to |
| Violence | Strong abortion images, lengthy |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Very strong, high-impact themes with an important message concerning a relevant issue: abortion. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry | 15 |  |
| The Citizen Hlengiwe Mnguni  It will not excite, but it offers an unglossed look at the complexities and vulnerabilities exposed by back street abortions. | 15 | |
| 24.com Shaheema Barodien | 20 | |
| BBC Laura Bushell Startlingly good viewing. | 20 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Anamaria Marinca gives a masterful performance as Otilia, but don't let my description of Gabita blind you to the brilliance of Laura Vasiliu's acting. These are two of the more plausible characters I've seen in a while. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Slivers of gallows humour occasionally alleviate the militantly gaunt mood and one gratuitous shock is the only moment Mungiu sets a foot wrong. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is an abortion movie where the pro-choice/pro-life struggle fades into the background to give way to a more visceral and less philosophical battle. Despite being slow and deliberate, it is often compelling and occasionally riveting. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers This slice of celluloid dynamite comes from Romania, and what you see will floor you. | 20 | |
| Metacritic.com 37 critics | 19 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 125 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Featuring gut-wrenching performances from Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu, 4 Months is a gripping portrayal of life in Communist Romania. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 15290 Netizens A path to maturity | 16 | |
Average .. 89% | 18 | |