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    THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME

    Directed by Bogdan Mureșanu
    Romania | 138 minutes | California Premiere | New Voices New Visions

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    THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME

    Directed by Bogdan Mureșanu
    Romania | 138 minutes | California Premiere | New Voices New Visions

  

Winner: New Voices New Visions Award

Film Festival 2025

This slyly funny tragicomedy explores the 1989 fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu through the interconnected stories of six ordinary citizens. The feature debut of 2019 Palm Springs ShortFest Best of the Festival winner Bogdan Mureşanu is a thrillingly confident work full of wit, irony, and empathy.

film details

Director: Bogdan Mureșanu
Producers: Bogdan Mureșanu, Vanja Kovacevic
Screenwriter: Bogdan Mureșanu
Cinematographers: Boroka Biro, Tudor Platon
Editor: Vanja Kovačević, Mircea Lăcătuș
Cast: Adrian Vǎncicǎ, Andrei Miercure, Iulian Postelnicu, Emilia Dobrin, Nicoleta Hâncu, Mihai Cǎlin
Country: Romania
Language: In Romanian with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 138 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Awards: Orizzonti Award for Best Film, Venice Film Festival
Primary Company: Cercamon
Contact Email: dorian@cercamon.biz

Film Festival 2025