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12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST

30 Years of "Post Soviet" Cinema

12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST reveals the battle of narratives in the post-communist space. On the fifteenth anniversary of the 1989 Christmas uprising in Romania the host of a provincial live talk show on one of the newly emerged private TV channels is summoning two men – an alcoholic teacher and a retired janitor – to debate the question of whether there was a revolution in their town or not. 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST is a textbook example of a study of memory and witnessing – and it shows, in an almost slapstick manner, how susceptible historical interpretations are to master narratives that trump and shape personal recollections.
A FOST SAU N-A FOST? / 12:08 – JENSEITS VON BUKAREST
ROU 2006 / 89 min / OV + eng SUB
Language: Romanian
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Screenings
  • Theater im Pariser Hof Sa, 23.04. / 18:00 Uhr
  • Palatin, Mainz Mo, 25.04. / 19:30 Uhr
  • Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Cinematographer: Marius Panduru
  • Editor: Roxana Szel
  • Music: Rotaria
  • Sound: Alexandru Dragomir, Sebastian Zsemlye
  • Cast: Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru
  • Producer: Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Production Company: 42km Films
  • World Sales: The Coproduction Office
12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST reveals the battle of narratives in the post-communist space. On the fifteenth anniversary of the 1989 Christmas uprising in Romania the host of a provincial live talk show on one of the newly emerged private TV channels is summoning two men – an alcoholic teacher and a retired janitor – to debate the question of whether there was a revolution in their town or not. 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST is a textbook example of a study of memory and witnessing – and it shows, in an almost slapstick manner, how susceptible historical interpretations are to master narratives that trump and shape personal recollections.
  • Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Cinematographer: Marius Panduru
  • Editor: Roxana Szel
  • Music: Rotaria
  • Sound: Alexandru Dragomir, Sebastian Zsemlye
  • Cast: Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru
  • Producer: Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Production Company: 42km Films
  • World Sales: The Coproduction Office