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12:08 East of Bucharest

Original title: A fost sau n-a fost?
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
SatireComedyDrama

A local talk show host organizes an alcoholic professor and a pensioner known for playing Santa Claus to decide whether there was ever a revolution in their town Vaslui.A local talk show host organizes an alcoholic professor and a pensioner known for playing Santa Claus to decide whether there was ever a revolution in their town Vaslui.A local talk show host organizes an alcoholic professor and a pensioner known for playing Santa Claus to decide whether there was ever a revolution in their town Vaslui.

  • Director
    • Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Writer
    • Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Stars
    • Mircea Andreescu
    • Teodor Corban
    • Ion Sapdaru
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    8.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Writer
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Stars
      • Mircea Andreescu
      • Teodor Corban
      • Ion Sapdaru
    • 43User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Top Cast39

    Mircea Andreescu
    • Emanoil Piscoci
    Teodor Corban
    Teodor Corban
    • Virgil Jderescu
    Ion Sapdaru
    • Tiberiu Manescu
    Mirela Cioaba
    • Doamna Manescu
    Luminita Gheorghiu
    Luminita Gheorghiu
    • Doamna Jderescu
    Cristina Ciofu
    • Vali
    Lucian Iftime
    Lucian Iftime
    • Lica
    Annemarie Chertic
    • Vera
    Petrica Sapdaru
    • Petrica
    Catalin Paraschiv
    • Barman
    George Guoqingyun
    • Chen
    Constantin Dita
    • Tibi
    Daniel Badale
    • Professor
    Marius Rogojinski
    • Vecin
    • (as Marius Rogojinschi)
    Aurelia Tocu
    • Maricica Dima
    • (voice)
    Ion Apostoliu
    • Vasile Rebegea
    • (voice)
    Ion Ciolacu
    • Ion Costachescu
    • (voice)
    Lucian Pinzaru
    • Costica Bejan
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Writer
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews43

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    Related interests

    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
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    Comedy
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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Goofs
      When a woman and her daughter visit old man Piscoci and ask him to be Santa Claus, the boom mic bobs in and out of the frame at the top of the screen multiple times throughout the shot.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Best of 2007 (2007)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 29, 2006 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Language
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Was It or Was It Not?
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production company
      • 42 Km Film
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • €200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,881
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,586
      • Jun 10, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $523,703
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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