12:08 East of Bucharest

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu

Overview

Gil-Scott Heron once wrote "the revolution will not be televised," but one Romanian newsman attempts to put his nation's revolution on the air after the fact in this satiric comedy from writer and director Corneliu Porumboiu. It's the sixteenth anniversary of the revolt that removed Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu from power in Romania, and Jderescu (Ion Sapdaru) is the host of a televised public affairs show who wants to do a special program on the revolution. Jderescu's idea is to bring on a handful of ordinary citizens to discuss their role in Ceausescu's overthrow and how their lives have changed since Communist rule was swept from Romania. However, Jderescu can only round up two guests for his broadcast -- elderly Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu), who's more interested in playing Santa Claus for the neighborhood kids than talking politics, and Manescu (Teo Corban), a schoolteacher nursing a brutal hangover. As Jderescu tries to lead a serious discussion of how Romania has changed since Ceausescu was driven from power, the conversation wanders off on a tangent about where the revolution actually took place, and the waters become even more muddied when Jderescu opens up the phone lines for questions from viewers, most of whom have their own distinct (and strongly conflicting) memories of the Revolution . . . and one of which has a bone to pick with Manescu over some drunken insults he hurled the night before. A Fost Sau n-a Fost? (aka 12:08 East of Bucharest) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2007
UPC:	0842498020333
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	NR
Source:	Palisades Tartan
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00

Special Features

Director commentary; Original theatrical trailer; English & Spanish subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mircea Andreescu	Emanoil Piscoci
Teodor Corban	Virgil Jderescu,Actor
Ion Sapdaru	Tiberiu Manescu,Petric
Mirela Cioaba	Mrs Manescu
Luminita Gheorghiu	Mrs Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu	Vali
Lucian Iftime	Lica
Annemarie Chertic	Vera
Catalin Paraschiv	Barman
George Guoqingyun	Chen
Constantin Dita	Tibi
Daniel Badale	Professor
Marius Rogojinski	Actor
Aurelia Tocu	Maricica Dima
Marius Rogojinschi	Neighbour
Ion Ciolacu	Voice of Ion Castachescu
Lucian Pinzaru	Voice of Costica Bejan
Corneliu Negrea	Voice of Gelu Isarescu
Coca Bloos	Voice of Tina
Marian Catalin Avasiloae	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Marian Ciprian Birzoi	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Alexandru Cântea	Member of Grupul Rotaria
George Robert Cristea	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Tudor Danaila	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Andrei Danaila	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Victor Alexandru Diaconu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Silviu Costel Dula	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Sergiu Leonte	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Daniel Popa	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Iulian Suru	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Remus Vatamanu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Andra Roxana Talmaciu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Romeo Talmaciu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Carmen Lenuta Trufia	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Mihai Basescu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Andrei Bejinariu	Extra
Mihai Chipcia	Extra
Carmen Elena Dorobat	Extra
Paul Filipescu	Extra
Roxana Finaru	Extra
Dumitru Madalin Geantau	Extra
Andrada Ghiciuc	Extra
Andrei Jigolea	Extra
Constantin Jigolea	Extra
Bogdan Leonard Mindru	Extra
Razvan Mera	Extra
Geanina Petruca	Extra
Camelia Alexandra Tamas	Extra
Valentina Luca	Extra
Proumboiu Viorica	Extra
Costin Volin	Extra
Alexandru Mita	Extra
Ursu Marcela	Extra
Burlac Dan	Extra
Catalin Croitoru	Extra
Mihai Coritoru	Extra
Daniel Haba	Extra
Ciprian Damian	Extra
Grigoriu Eugen	Extra
Mihai Basecu	Extra
Mihai Apetroaie	Extra
Costel Craciun	Extra
Constantin Gutuman	Extra
Costica Moldoveanu	Extra
Saftica Vitala	Extra
Alexandru Boicu	Extra
Catalin Buchinici	Extra
Andrei Grigore	Extra
Mahmote Andrei Cristian	Extra
Catalin Petronela Chetran	Extra
Paul George Chetran	Extra
Alexandra Ionela Chetran	Extra
Rotaria	Composer

Technical Credits

Corneliu Porumboiu

Corneliu Porumboiu	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Daniel Burlac	Executive Producer
Mihai Reti	Special Effects
Florin Stoian	Special Effects
Alexandru Dragomir	Sound/Sound Designer
Sebastian Zsemlye	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- 12:08 East of Bucharest
1. The 16th Anniversary [7:26]
2. Morning Rituals [5:12]
3. Santa Claus [5:50]
4. It's Christmas [7:33]
5. Pay Day [6:28]
6. Everybody Makes Mistakes [5:08]
7. Issue of the Day [8:17]
8. Was There a Revolution? [9:12]
9. Tall Tales [5:46]
10. Nobody Was There [7:04]
11. Splitting Hairs [9:27]
12. Is There Another Caller? [5:10]
13. End Credits [2:32]

Menu

Disc #1 -- 12:08 East of Bucharest
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   Extras
      Director Commentary
      Original Theatrical Trailer
      Tartan Video Trailers
         The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
         Red Road
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