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Kontinental '25

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When Orsolya oversees the eviction of a local elderly man in Cluj, Transylvania, the unintended consequences come to shatter her and her understanding of her place in society. Spiraling into an existential crisis, she traverses the city, meeting with various people in her life -- her husband, an old friend, her former student, a priest -- to consider and reconcile her place in an increasingly maddening modern world in award-winning filmmaker Radu Jude's latest furious and hysterical moral parable.
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Kontinental '25

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Critics Consensus

Anchored by a standout performance from Eszter Tompa, Kontinental '25 finds writer-director Radu Judes infusing his caustic brand of satire with warm humor and subtle drama.

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Radu Jude

Director

Eszter Tompa

Orsolya

Ilinca Manolache

Irina

Serban Pavlu

Priest Serban

Adrian Sitaru

Actor

Gabriel Spahiu

Ion

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Nicolas Rapold Sight & Sound Nov 5
Stopping short of scepticism or resistance, Jude’s story might make its most radical point in acknowledging the scarcity of these times: change, personal or societal, requires the persistence of any conscience at all. Go to Full Review Marina Ashioti Little White Lies Nov 3
4/5
It’s a film that is firmly grounded in the geopolitical specificity of Cluj, exploring ethnic tensions, economic inequalities, legacies of totalitarianism, the brutality of capitalism and the destructiveness of real estate. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Oct 31
5/5
Nobody captures the absurdity and wretchedness of life under late capitalism quite like Radu Jude. Go to Full Review Pedro Gallego Espinof Dec 18
3/5
'Kontinental '25' is another example of how the Romanian filmmaker's spontaneous sketches and ideas end up being as uneven as they are undeniably relevant. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Roger Salvans Fotogramas Dec 15
4/5
A lucid, ferocious collage that's watched with a crooked, uneasy smile. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Elsa Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) Dec 12
Kontinental '25 is a film made urgently and with limited resources, a condition that amplifies its moral and political force, but all its ideas (and there are many) are summarized in the essence of that quote. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Runa R Jan 15 I would give this film 3.8 stars, but since that option does not exist, I give it 4. It is an enjoyable watch and raises the questions we are all familiar with in Europe regarding the encroachment of real estate companies to build hotels. The film shows beautiful inhabited areas that coexist, side by side, with signs of decay and poverty. Both the buildings and the people are the same. See more dlma1 M @dlma1 Nov 5 I saw this film at the AFI Film Festival in Hollywood. A Romanian film about a bailiff (more similar to a Sheriff in US terms), who is forced to evict a squatter from a building, with disastrous results for them both. The film is initially intriguing but then it degenerates into sophomoric philosophizing by the bailiff and the supporting cast. Not recommended. 5/10. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Orsolya oversees the eviction of a local elderly man in Cluj, Transylvania, the unintended consequences come to shatter her and her understanding of her place in society. Spiraling into an existential crisis, she traverses the city, meeting with various people in her life -- her husband, an old friend, her former student, a priest -- to consider and reconcile her place in an increasingly maddening modern world in award-winning filmmaker Radu Jude's latest furious and hysterical moral parable.
Director
Radu Jude
Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira, Alexandru Teodorescu
Screenwriter
Radu Jude
Distributor
1-2 Special
Production Co
Saga Film
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Romanian
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 49m