R.M.N.

Romanian New Wave auteur Cristian Mungiu (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS) crafts another riveting social drama, putting one small town under a microscope to reveal the broken core of contemporary Romanian society. After quitting his job at a slaughterhouse in Germany, Matthias (Marin Grigore, SIERANEVADA) hitchhikes his way back to his Transylvanian hometown, long a melting pot of ethnicities, religions and languages seemingly strung together by a thread. Thrown aside by his estranged wife and son, he rekindles a romance with an old flame, Csilla (Judith State, SIERANEVADA), the manager of a small bread factory. Unable to hire enough workers to qualify for a European Union grant, Csilla turns to Sri Lankan immigrants to get the job done, unearthing the barely dormant bigotry and xenophobia long baked into the town's DNA. Official Selection, 2022 AFI European Union Film Showcase, Cannes, New York, Toronto and Chicago film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Cristian Mungiu. Romania/France/Belgium, 2022, color, 125 min. In English, Romanian, Hungarian, German, French and Sinhala with English subtitles. NOT RATED

AFI Member passes accepted.

Run Time: 125 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Genre: Drama