# 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)

> A wry small-town television debate exposes the unstable boundary between lived history, civic myth, and personal grievance in postcommunist Romania.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14244

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
- Cast: Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru, Mirela Cioabă, Luminița Gheorghiu, Cristina Ciofu, Lucian Iftime, Anne Marie Chertic
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809407/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, deadpan, melancholic, quiet evening, cinephile film night

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of memory and history unfolds in a small Romanian town as Christmas approaches.

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