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Milk Teeth

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Romania, 1989. The twilight of Nicolae Ceaușescu's dictatorship. In a small, isolated town, Maria, a ten-year-old girl, is the last person to witness her sister disappearing before her eyes. Torn apart by the loss, she tries to make sense of a new, terrifying reality. Can she summon the courage to grow up?

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Jonathan Romney Screen International Aug 29
Elusive, troubling and densely-crafted both visually and sonically, Milk Teeth is not quite like any film we have yet seen from contemporary Romanian cinema. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About Sep 14
Milk Teeth is about a revolution after all, but the quiet one inside your head as you figure out your place in the world. Go to Full Review Mia Pflueger Next Best Picture Sep 8
4/10
The film rarely sustains tension, drifting instead into long sequences of aimless observation that, while visually striking at times, struggle to convey narrative or emotional depth. Go to Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming Sep 8
Loaded with atmosphere and allegory, Mincan crafts a superb coming-of-age story that eloquently tackles a generational zeitgeist of 1980s Romania. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mihai Mincan

Director

Emma Ioana Mogoş

Actor

Marina Palii

Actor

Igor Babiac

Actor

István Teglas

Actor

Mihai Mincan

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Milk Teeth

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Movie Info

Synopsis Romania, 1989. The twilight of Nicolae Ceaușescu's dictatorship. In a small, isolated town, Maria, a ten-year-old girl, is the last person to witness her sister disappearing before her eyes. Torn apart by the loss, she tries to make sense of a new, terrifying reality. Can she summon the courage to grow up?
Director
Mihai Mincan
Producer
Radu Stancu, Ioana Lascar
Screenwriter
Mihai Mincan
Production Co
Ström Pictures, deFilm, StudioBauhaus, Remora Films, Screening Emotions
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
Romanian
Runtime
1h 44m