Metronom

2022

1h 33m

Drama

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91%

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11 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Bucharest, 1972. Ana, 17, dreams of love and freedom. One night, while partying with her friends, they decide to send a letter to Metronom, the musical program which Radio Free Europe broadcasts clandestinely in Romania. It is then that the Securitate, Ceausescu’s secret police, arrives..

Jessica Kiang

Variety

Alexandru Belc’s slow, stylish, richly imagined feature debut is much more than a Romanian riff on Romeo and Juliet.

May 31, 2022

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Hannah Brown

Jerusalem Post

Belc gracefully blends Ana’s coming-of-age story with her political awakening and these twin threads are what give the film its power.

Mar 29, 2023

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

A wondrous film that celebrates the teenage spirit, even in the face of injustice at the highest level.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 24, 2023

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Jim Slotek

Original Cin

Metronom has the look of a melancholy memory. The actors, including first-timer Bugaran, are entirely believable. But it’s the depiction of the collision between youthful free-spirits and reactionary authoritarianism that makes Metronom memorable.

Rated: B-plus

Feb 21, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

...executed with promising confidence and speed. Innovations settling into meeting expectations could be a lot worse.

Nov 21, 2022

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Belcu doesn’t need to show us much violence in order to indicate how the mere threat of it can become an effective tool of oppression.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 20, 2022

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Panayiota K

So boring and slow. I think the only target audience are Romanians who were teenagers during the 70s.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Synopsis

Bucharest, 1972. Ana, 17, dreams of love and freedom. One night, while partying with her friends, they decide to send a letter to Metronom, the musical program which Radio Free Europe broadcasts clandestinely in Romania. It is then that the Securitate, Ceausescu’s secret police, arrives..

Director: Alexandru Belc
Producer: Catalin Mitulescu, Ruxandra Slotea, Viorel Chesaru, Martine Vidalenc, Emmanuel Quillet
Screenwriter: Alexandru Belc
Production Co: September Film Distribution, Strada Film, Chainsaw Europe, Midralgar
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Romanian
Runtime: 1h 33m