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12:08 East of Bucharest

6.920061h 29mMovieComedyDrama

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen 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…

DirectorCorneliu Porumboiu
WriterCorneliu Porumboiu
ProducersDaniel Burlac·Corneliu Porumboiu

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Cast · Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu

MAMircea Andreescu
Mircea Andreescu
Emanoil Piscoci
TCTeodor Corban
Teodor Corban
Virgil Jderescu
ISIon Sapdaru
Ion Sapdaru
Tiberiu Mănescu
MCMirela Cioabă
Mirela Cioabă
Doamna Mănescu
LGLuminița Gheorghiu
Luminița Gheorghiu
Doamna Jderescu
CC
Cristina Ciofu
Vali
LILucian Iftime
Lucian Iftime
Lică
AC
Anne Marie Chertic
Vera
PS
Petrică Sapdaru
Petrică
CPCătălin Paraschiv
Cătălin Paraschiv
Barman
GG
George Guoqingyun
Chen
CDConstantin Diţă
Constantin Diţă
Tibi

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