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The New Year That Never Came

Bogdan Muresanu

Romania | V.O. Romanian | ST French | 2024 | 138 min | DCP | color | Fiction | Quebec Premiere

On December 20th, 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceausescu. Yet, behind closed doors, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police.

Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach a boiling point, an explosive moment brings them together, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.

Distribution
Director Bogdan Muresanu
Cinematographer Boroka Biro, Tudor Platon
Screenplay Bogdan Muresanu
Cast Adrian Vancica, Andrei Miercure, Iulian Postelnicu, Emilia Dobrin, Nicoleta Hâncu, Mihai Calin
Production Kinotopia

Biographie

Bogdan Muresanu

Award-winning Romanian writer and director Bogdan Muresanu shifted from literature and advertising to cinema with continued success. Since his debut in 2008 with the script for The Human Torch, his work has covered animation, documentaries, fiction films and TV series. He is a member of the European Film Academy and best known as the scriptwriter of Sandals, a short, animated film that won numerous international awards, including the Youth Jury Award at Clermont-Ferrand (2020). He is also known as the director of The Christmas Gift, winner of the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film 2019 and another 72 awards from 200 festivals. His short art documentary Negruzzi 14 was showcased at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (2016).