Cristian Mungiu

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Cristian Mungiu

Born April 27, 1968 · Iasi, Romania (age 58)

Cristian Mungiu (Romanian: [kristiˈan munˈdʒi.u]) is a Romanian filmmaker. A figure in the Romanian New Wave, his films usually explore Romania's contemporary society and politics. Mungiu is best known for his Palme d'Or–winning films 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Fjord. For Beyond the Hills and Graduation, he won Best Screenplay and Best Director prizes at the 65th and 69th Cannes Film Festiva…

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The Sisters BrothersThe Sisters Brothers · 2018
The Sisters Brothers
★ 6.82018
MovieWesternDrama
Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.
FjordFjord · 2026
Fjord
★ 7.22026
MovieDrama
Following the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope for a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghiu family’s young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days · 2007
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
★ 7.52007
MovieDrama
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
R.M.N.R.M.N. · 2022
R.M.N.
★ 7.02022
MovieDrama
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid him of the unresolved fears that have gripped him. He’s also eager to see his ex-lover Csilla and preoccupied about his old father, Otto. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin sliver of apparent understanding and calm.
La CivilLa Civil · 2021
La Civil
★ 7.92021
MovieDramaCrime
Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
LemonadeLemonade · 2018
Lemonade
★ 6.22018
MovieDrama
While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?
Train of LifeTrain of Life · 1998
Train of Life
★ 7.31998
MovieDramaComedy
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
BeowulfBeowulf · 1999
Beowulf
★ 4.41999
MovieAdventureFantasy
Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms.

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