# Graduation (2016)

> A physician’s determination to secure his daughter’s future exposes the moral compromises woven into family life and a decaying social system.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/245398

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Cristian Mungiu
- Cast: Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Vlad Ivanov, Emanuel Pârvu, Lucian Ifrim, Gheorghe Ifrim, Adrian Văncică
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4936450/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, melancholic, morally complex, serious film night, arthouse cinema night

## Synopsis

A father's love is tested when his daughter's future hangs by a thread after a violent attack.

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