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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

...this impeccably played saga deservedly earned Mungiu a share of the Best Director prize at Cannes.

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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 8

Superbly acted, and photographed and edited with forensic precision, this is Romanian cinema at its best.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...a film of enormous power and moral seriousness.

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Critic Peter Christian Rude
rated 10

...fungerer som en masterclass i filmisk spænding, omhyggelig plotudfoldelse og nuanceret persontegning.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

...et veludført og stramt, næsten kynisk humoristisk, studie i en mands fald.

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Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 8

…en briljant genomlysning av ett samhälle genomsyrat av vänskapskorruption på alla nivåer, lätt maskerat som ett isande familjedrama.

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Critic Jonna Vanhatalo
rated 6

…berörande och mycket sevärd…

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Critic Bo Hr. Hansen
rated 8

...udfolder elegant en skræmmende korruptionshistorie fra et Rumænien, som ikke er kommet ud af fortidens skygge.

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Cast & Crew

Cristian Mungiu
Director
Vlad Ivanov
As Chief Inspector
Adrian Titieni
As Romeo Aldea
Maria Dragus
As Eliza
Valeriu Andriuță
As Suspectul no 4
Emanuel Pârvu
As Procurorul Ivaşcu

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Graduation (2016) is a Romanian drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu. The movie follows Romeo Aldea, a physician living in a small Transylvanian town with his family. His daughter, Eliza, is an 18-year-old high school student who has received a scholarship to study psychology abroad in the United Kingdom. The story takes place on the eve of Eliza's final exams, when she is attacked on the street. Romeo is determined to ensure that this event does not jeopardize his daughter's future and begins a desperate search for solutions to help her pass the exams. In the process, he becomes embroiled in corruption and compromises his own principles. The film explores themes such as family, morality, and corruption in contemporary Romanian society. The movie stars Adrian Titieni, Maria Drăguș, Lia Bugnar, and Vlad Ivanov, among others. It was critically acclaimed and won several awards, including Best Director at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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