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Graduation

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A Romanian doctor takes matters into his own hands when an attack on his daughter jeopardizes her scholarship to a prestigious British university.
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Graduation marks yet another well-written and powerfully acted look at morality and societal decay from writer-director Cristian Mungiu.

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David Stratton The Australian By shining a spotlight on the everyday corruption and dirty dealing, Mungiu enables us to understand just why his homeland is struggling to escape from the weight of the dictatorship that ruined it and betrayed its people for so many years. Rated: 4/5 Jun 9, 2017 Full Review Kate Taylor Globe and Mail The cinematography, the dialogue and the performances, especially Adrian Titieni's as an earnest and anxious Mr. Fix-It, are impressively naturalistic. Rated: 3/4 Jun 2, 2017 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star It's ... insistent that life is a series of complex decisions, with fate intruding, and the path's never clear. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 1, 2017 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine The film is funny in a kind of state-of-the-nation, burn-it-all-down way and wrought with care throughout, but two hours of this is ultimately too much — we’ve seen this terrain with fresher eyes many times over. Jan 12, 2023 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Bacalaureat draws Romeo's dilemma as a father, as a man, as a Romanian really well. It's an amazingly scripted film that contains all the nuances of the sticky human existence. Feb 14, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A remarkable film. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 9, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Graduation??? like KANYE!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Bogdan M This movie lost me. I don't know but Idon't like how they act, how they present. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/24 Full Review Dave S Targeted by vandals, involved in an affair that is a secret to nobody, immersed in a corruption scandal, and coping with the aftermath of an assault on his daughter that could jeopardize her scholarship to Cambridge, Romeo, a well-respected doctor at a Romanian hospital, is having difficulty juggling his scruples. Cristian Mungiu's Graduation is, primarily, about the sacrifices a parent will make for their child and the principles that they are willing to abandon. Like Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days from a decade earlier, what makes Graduation work is the fact that it feels real – understated but solid performances, effective handheld camerawork and long takes that make you feel like part of the experience, and some wonderfully natural dialogue. Arguably, this could be Mungiu's best film to date. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review isla s This is a relatively slow (plot wise) film and it felt frustating in terms of waiting to see what the future for the young girl would turn out to be. There are undoubtedly numerous unanswered questions but it does raise some valid points and, more than anything else, its about the parents role in adolescents - doing what is right for them above all else. There are some red herrings I suppose but it was an interesting and somewhat thought provoking watch, its just a bit slow paced and a little lacking in overall substance perhaps. This is not a bad film but it isn't great either - I thought its an ok, thoughtful film. Depending on your taste in film, you may or may not enjoy this, frankly. Its worth considering watching though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review wayne m Graduation is another masterly work from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu. He yet again shows his great skill to build drama out of ordinary human situations. Set in a small Romanian city we follow a family that is seemingly in balance but a series of events set them on a path of social upheaval and dilemmas. Romeo is the father and doctor, his wife suffers through a pained marriage and they have a daughter in Eliza. Eliza is a gifted student and if she succeeds in her exams she has the opportunity to go to Cambridge University. Romeo regrets not leaving his country and sees this as a great chance for his daughter to leave and succeed. But she is assaulted before the exams and she can't complete them. Romeo tries to fix the system on her behalf but it sets off a chain of events with dire consequences. This a quietly superb film that is focused on small details but shines a light on much bigger ideas. The decay in society. The dilemma of cheating the system. Moral obligations. It does it all in a very skillful and masterly way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review chris n An intelligent and well crafted film that could have used some closure regarding the fates of its' characters. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Romanian doctor takes matters into his own hands when an attack on his daughter jeopardizes her scholarship to a prestigious British university.
Director
Cristian Mungiu
Producer
Cristian Mungiu
Screenwriter
Cristian Mungiu
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Mobra Films, Les Films du Fleuve, Why Not Productions
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
Romanian
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$176.0K
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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