The New Year That Never Came
The New Year That Never Came
The New Year That Never Came
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2024
2h 18m
7.2(50 votes)
Drama

Overview

The New Year That Never Came is a tragicomedy whose action takes place in a single day, before the counter-revolution of 1989, in which the characters search for normality, safety, love, freedom and meaning in an absurd world.

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Kinotopia

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Adrian Văncică

Gelu

Adrian Văncică
Acting

Nicoleta Hâncu

Florina

Nicoleta Hâncu
Acting

Emilia Dobrin

Margareta Dincă

Emilia Dobrin
Acting

Iulian Postelnicu

Ionuț Dincă

Iulian Postelnicu
Acting

Mihai Călin

Ștefan Silvestru

Mihai Călin
Acting

Andrei Miercure

Laurențiu Silvestru

Andrei Miercure
Acting

Luca Toma

Marius

Luca Toma
Acting

Ioana Flora

Mariana

Ioana Flora
Acting

Vlad Ionut Popescu

Vlad

Vlad Ionut Popescu
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Marian Râlea

Comrade Mihalcea

Marian Râlea
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Angel Popescu

Alex

Angel Popescu
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Gabriel Radu

Cameraman Gabi

Gabriel Radu
Acting

Ion Sapdaru

Comrade Vârtosu

Ion Sapdaru
Acting

Gabriel Spahiu

Benghe

Gabriel Spahiu
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Manuela Hărăbor

Alina Silvestru

Manuela Hărăbor
Acting

Vasile Muraru

Uncle Romică

Vasile Muraru
Editing

Mircea Lacatus

Editor

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Ada Galeș

Camelia Dincă

Ada Galeș
Acting

Elvira Deatcu

Doamna

Elvira Deatcu
Production

Floriela Grapini

Benghe's wife

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Ilinca Harnut

The set designer

Ilinca Harnut
Acting

Victoria Raileanu

Lili

Victoria Raileanu
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Virgil Aioanei

Worker

Virgil Aioanei
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Nicodim Ungureanu

Taxi driver

Nicodim Ungureanu
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Ioan Paraschiv

Investigator

No Image
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Sorin Cociș

Stamate

Sorin Cociș
Acting

Dana Voicu

Pharmacist

Dana Voicu
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Theodor Șoptelea

Manu

Theodor Șoptelea
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Alice Cora Mihalache

Solange

Alice Cora Mihalache
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Doru Catanescu

Poștaș

Doru Catanescu
Acting

Marius Damian

Uncle Jiji

Marius Damian
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Marian Adochitei

Berlogea

Marian Adochitei
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Mircea Andreescu

Uncle Chican

Mircea Andreescu
Acting

Lemne Mihail

Activist

No Image
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Razvan Vasilescu

Theatre director

Razvan Vasilescu
Acting

Vlad Jipa

Comrade Marcel

Vlad Jipa
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Dana Piroiu

Singer Gloria

No Image
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Florin Călbăjos

Securist 1

No Image
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Afrodita Androne

Theater secretary

No Image
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Florentina Năstase

Set assistant

Florentina Năstase
Acting

Mario Marin

Child with firecrackers

No Image
Acting

Claudia Susanu

Bookstore saleswoman (voice)

Claudia Susanu
Acting

Vlad Chirita

Fan (voice)

No Image

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