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      Waiting for August

      2014 1h 28m Documentary Drama List
      100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 62% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Georgiana, a 15-year-old teenager from Bacau, has to raise her six siblings alone when her mother travels abroad to work. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 14 Buy Now

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      scott f Beautiful, compelling documentary. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Soft in tone and muted in color, "Waiting for August" is a child's-eye view of one family - among many in today's Romanian economy - rising to the challenge of living without parents. Oct 9, 2014 Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice What's perhaps most moving in Waiting for August, a quiet film of weight and joy, is its sense of desperate normalcy. Oct 7, 2014 Full Review Nick Prigge Slant Magazine The distinct lack of domestic drama is precisely what makes the doc so gratifying as a portrait of a family averting turmoil in spite of challenging circumstances. Rated: 3/4 Oct 5, 2014 Full Review Dan Tabor Cinapse Waiting for August is gorgeously shot and compelling in its narrative as the director manages to remain completely subjective in her portrayal of this situation, allowing us as an audience to draw our own conclusions. May 29, 2020 Full Review Tom Clift Movie Mezzanine A delicate, relatable portrait of domestic minutiae. Rated: B Oct 11, 2014 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International The Halmacs are a scrappy, lively bunch, fueled by the antic energy of its youngest members, and Mihal's lens lingers lovingly on them. Perhaps too much. The film would greatly benefit from tighter editing... Oct 10, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Georgiana, a 15-year-old teenager from Bacau, has to raise her six siblings alone when her mother travels abroad to work.
      Director
      Teodora Ana Mihai
      Screenwriter
      Teodora Ana Mihai
      Genre
      Documentary, Drama
      Original Language
      Romanian
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 15, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 28m
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