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A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
- Awards
- 41 wins & 59 nominations
Alexandru Potocean
- Adi Radu
- (as Alex Potocean)
Teodor Corban
- Unireal Hotel Receptionist
- (as Teo Corban)
Ion Sapdaru
- Dr. Rusu
- (as Ioan Sapdaru)
Cristina Burbuz
- Marie-Jeanne Rusu
- (as Cristina Buburuz)
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- Writer
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- TriviaForeign viewers not familiar with the situation in Romania in the late 1980s may be unaware that not only abortion was illegal there, but contraception as well. In an effort to increase the dwindling population, the dictatorial Communist regime had issued Decree 770 in 1967 which put a ban on not only abortion but also contraceptive medicine. The women in the beginning of the film are obtaining their contraceptive pills illegally through the black market, as well as luxury products like soap and cigarettes.
- GoofsWhen at the dinner table, Adi's mother claims to have gotten blue Easter eggs by mixing yellow dye with green dye. Blue is a primary color and cannot be obtained from mixing any other colors. (Green, however, can be obtained by mixing blue and yellow.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best of 2007 (2007)
- SoundtracksFata din vis
Music and lyrics by Paul Ciuci
Performed by Compact
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Not perfect but brilliant
The story is a very simple one. It's 1987 in Romania and abortion is illegal. Pregnant student Gabita and her roommate Otilia check into a cheap hotel where a backstreet abortionist called Bebe is going to deal with Gabita's problem. Under Romanian law, the degree of illegality depends on how long Gabita has been pregnant: on this subject, as on most others, she is worryingly vague. Very cleverly, the writer makes Otilia, the more resourceful of the girls, the protagonist. Otilia needs all her courage to deal with the suspicious hotel staff, to meet Bebe's demands, to evade the police and jail. The obvious words to use are spare, direct, realistic. The suspense generated is astonishing. The question of whether abortion is right or wrong is irrelevant to the psychology of the film - all that matters is that it is dangerous. I have great sympathy for all those Romanians who have written comments on this site, complaining about the portrayal of their beloved country. However, I believe that this film reflects well on Romania today. It's certainly a much more sophisticated and honest film than Vera Drake, which was hideously sentimental.
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- kjewitt
- Jan 14, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- €590,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,198,208
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $51,712
- Jan 27, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $10,174,839
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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