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The New Year That Never Came

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On December 20th, 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceausescu. Yet, behind closed doors, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police. Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach a boiling point, an explosive moment brings them together, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.

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Guy Lodge Variety A little overlong at 138 minutes, and a little opaque in its opening stretch, this is nonetheless a symphonic work that earns its sustained, unsubtle use of Maurice Ravel’s “Boléro” throughout its rousing climax. Jan 21, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International It’s a confident and, at times, savagely funny work which, while a little over-long, builds to a blisteringly powerful conclusion. Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine Bogdan Muresanu makes a film ambitious in its intentions, reinforcing the experiences and feelings of a time before the revolution that led to Ceausescu's deposition and subsequent execution. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jun 24, 2025 Full Review María Fernanda Mugica La Nación (Argentina) The realism of Muresanu's staging and the performances, led by an outstanding cast, are beautifully achieved. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com Mureşanu has a remarkable command of time and space to narrate a collection of small stories about ordinary people, civilians with little influence over the course of history who are...inseparable products of their time. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo The only constant is change. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Apr 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bogdan Muresanu

Director

Adrian Vancica

Gelu

Nicoleta Hâncu

Florina

Emilia Dobrin

Margareta Dinca

Alice Cora Mihalache

Solange

Vlad Ionut Popescu

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Synopsis On December 20th, 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceausescu. Yet, behind closed doors, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police. Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach a boiling point, an explosive moment brings them together, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.
Director
Bogdan Muresanu
Producer
Bogdan Muresanu
Screenwriter
Bogdan Muresanu
Production Co
kinotopia
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
Romanian
Runtime
2h 18m