12:08 East of Bucharest

12:08 East of Bucharest

12:08 East of Bucharest

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12:08 East of Bucharest

2006

1h 29m

6.9(116 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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 with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

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20 members

Acting

Mircea Andreescu

Emanoil Piscoci

Mircea Andreescu

Acting

Teodor Corban

Virgil Jderescu

Teodor Corban

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Ion Sapdaru

Tiberiu Mănescu

Ion Sapdaru

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Mirela Cioabă

Doamna Mănescu

Mirela Cioabă

Acting

Luminița Gheorghiu

Doamna Jderescu

Luminița Gheorghiu

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Cristina Ciofu

Vali

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Lucian Iftime

Lică

Lucian Iftime

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Anne Marie Chertic

Vera

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Petrică Sapdaru

Petrică

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Cătălin Paraschiv

Barman

Cătălin Paraschiv

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George Guoqingyun

Chen

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Constantin Diţă

Tibi

Constantin Diţă

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Daniel Badale

Professor

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Marius Rogojinski

Vecin

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Aurelia Tocu

Maricica Dima (voice)

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Ion Apostoliu

Vasile Rebegea (voice)

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Ion Ciolacu

Ion Costăchescu (voice)

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Lucian Pînzaru

Costică Bejan (voice)

No Image

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Corneliu Negrea

Gelu Isărescu (voice)

No Image

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Coca Bloos

Tina (voice)

Coca Bloos

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