Language: Romania
Program: Cinema of the world (COW)
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Length: 2006,35 mm, Colour, 89 mins
Awards And Participation: Golden Camera Award
Label Europa Cinemas Award in the Cannes Film Festival, 2006
Golden Swan Award in the Copenhagen International Film Festival for Best Film and Best Screenplay, 2006
Synopsis: It's the 22nd of December. 16 years have passed since the revolution and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems to not be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci he is trying to answer himself to a question which for 16 years doesn't have an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"
