The long-awaited trial by the International Tribunal at the Hague of Radovan Karadzic, one of the Serbian leaders responsible for the Bosnian genocide and accused of crimes against humanity has not yet taken off. Like his mentor Milosevic who actually died before sentencing—a death that in its timeliness, one might think orchestrated by the devil himself—the Serb uses every kind of loophole to ... more >
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Film won the Palme D'Or in 2007 and a number of other awards after that
Anamaria Marinca, Vlad Ivanov and Laura Vasiliu
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
In “4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days” ("4 luni, 3 saptamini si 2 zile" in the Romanian original), director Cristian Mungiu illustrates the difficulties faced by Romanians with a story about a black market abortion. Without conceit or a message being passed on, we become witnesses to how an average life in Romania can be affected by daily pressures under Ceaucescu’s Romania and how mundane goals like ... more >